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legal age
noun
- the age at which a person acquires full legal rights and responsibilities, such as the right to make contracts and deeds.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of legal age1
First recorded in 1925–30
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It has also prompted fresh debates about child protection laws, as currently there is no minimum legal age for marriage.
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There is no legal age to stop driving in the UK and Mrs Duncan had renewed her driving licence earlier in the year.
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The health ministry said the legal age of consent in Denmark is 15, and a 15-year-old girl can make her own choices about her own body.
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The legal age of sale that people in England can buy cigarettes will be raised by one year, every year until it is eventually illegal for the whole population.
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Under the new law, each year the legal age for cigarette sales - currently 18 - will increase by one year.
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