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Meaning of "age of consent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGE OF CONSENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGE OF CONSENT

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Age of consent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGE OF CONSENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Age of consent

The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts, and is thus the minimum age of a person with whom another person is legally permitted to engage in sexual activity. The distinguishing aspect of the age of consent laws is that the person below the minimum age is regarded as the victim, and their sex partner as the offender. The term age of consent rarely actually appears in legal statutes; it has sometimes been used with other meanings, such as the age at which a person becomes competent to consent to marriage, but the meaning given above is the one now generally understood. It should not be confused with the age of majority, age of criminal responsibility, the voting age, the drinking age, driving age, etc. Age of consent laws vary widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, though most jurisdictions set the age of consent in the range 14 to 18. The laws may also vary by the type of sexual act, the gender of the actors, or other restrictions such as abuse of a position of trust. Some jurisdictions may also make allowances for minors engaged in sexual acts with each other, rather than a single age.

Definition of age of consent in the English dictionary

The definition of age of consent in the dictionary is the age at which a person is considered legally competent to consent to sexual intercourse. Other definition of age of consent is the age at which a person can enter into a legally binding contract.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGE OF CONSENT

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age before beauty
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age gap
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age hardening
age limit
age of discretion
Age of Reason
age range
age-long
age-old
age-proof
aged
agedly
agedness
agee

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGE OF CONSENT

absent
assent
at present
birthday present
Christmas present
consent
disconsent
dissent
for the present
misrepresent
omnipresent
Pinsent
present
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the present
unsent
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Synonyms and antonyms of age of consent in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «age of consent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGE OF CONSENT

Find out the translation of age of consent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of age of consent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «age of consent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同意年龄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

edad de consentimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

age of consent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सहमति की उम्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سن الرشد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возраст согласия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maioridade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মতি বয়স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

âge du consentement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Umur persetujuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mündigkeitsalter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

承諾年齢
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동의 연령
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umur idin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuổi đồng ý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வயதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संमती वय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

reşitlik yaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

età del consenso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiek przyzwolenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вік згоди
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vârsta de consimțământ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλικία συναίνεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouderdom van toestemming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ålder av samtycke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lavalder
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGE OF CONSENT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGE OF CONSENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about age of consent

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2 QUOTES WITH «AGE OF CONSENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word age of consent.
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Basil Bunting
Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent?
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John Entwistle
I mean, Eighteen years old is the age of consent in Europe and you can go anywhere and do anything you like. In America, it is dumb. At eighteen you should be able to do anything that you like, except get married.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGE OF CONSENT»

Discover the use of age of consent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to age of consent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Age of Consent: The Rise of Relativism and the ...
In an incisive book of unequaled historical scope, Robert H. Knight studies this alluring but poisonous philosophy's hundred-year conquest of the institutions that shape the popular mind: art, music, architecture, film, and, of course, ...
Robert H. Knight, 2000
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The Age of Consent
A chilling and powerful play exposing the mind of a child-killer, The Age of Consent delves into the psyche of two characters.
Peter Morris, 2002
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Age of Consent
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Howard Mittelmark, 2007
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The Age of Consent
A manifesto for a new world order.
George Monbiot, 2010
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The Age of Consent: Young People, Sexuality and Citizenship
Addressing the contentious issue of how children's sexual behavior should be regulated, this book explores the history of age of consent laws in the UK and provides a global comparative survey of age of consent laws and relevant ...
Matthew Waites, 2009
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Age of Consent
Essays debate whether current age of consent laws protect or harm teens and suggests ways to make the legal system more just.
Olivia Ferguson, Hayley Mitchell Haugen, 2010
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The Age of Consent
As Ted probes his relationship with his parents, sister, and upstate New York community, he uncovers the unsuspected--or willfully unacknowledged--truths that hold the key to his sister's crippling "accident"
Geoffrey Wolff, 1996
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Age of Consent: A Young Girl's Awakening
A girl 'old enough', but her pubescent looks might deceive a lusting man into thinking she was years younger.
J. C. Stephens, 2004
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Sex and Society
The age of consent is the age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity with someone to whom he or she is not married. There is no single age of consent to sex. Ages vary from country to country and often across states or ...
‎2010
10
A Guide to America's Sex Laws
Crimes that turn solely on the age of one of the parties are commonly called age of consent crimes, or statutory rape. Most states grade the level of offense depending on the circumstances of the crime. Some conduct is criminal under any ...
Richard A. Posner, Katharine B. Silbaugh, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGE OF CONSENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term age of consent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Let's Talk About Child Marriages
Allowing the age of consent to be revised down to 12 years will be a long walk to the freedom of the girl child. We are really trying to fight ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Bessborough: 'Evil monsters made me give up my baby'
She was made sign adoption forms to give up her child despite being under the legal age of consent. The woman, who still lives in Cork and ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
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Chasing Life #2.2 Photos: "The Age of Consent"
“The Age of Consent” is the title of the Monday, July 13 episode of Chasing Life, and ABC Family has released some preview images and a ... «KSiteTV, Jul 15»
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Giving Consent to Sex
... incapacitation through drugs or alcohol, failure to reach the age of consent). The affirmative consent standard properly stated is that “only yes ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Teenager's Jailing Brings a Call to Fix Sex Offender Registries
The girl, who by her own account told Mr. Anderson that she was 17 — a year over the age of consent in Michigan — was actually 14. Photo. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Think a child should pay for her father crimes? Opponents of …
Although she was below the age of consent, staff didn't go to authorities. They did, however, refer the victim for a late-term abortion, thus hiding ... «Live Action News, Jul 15»
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UN Concerned Over Early Marriages in Zimbabwe
He said while 16 is the legal age of consent in Zimbabwe, the collapsing economy is making girls engage in sexual activities at much younger ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»
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$500000 bail for NY man, 27, charged with statutory rape of Closter …
The girl was 16 — the age of consent in New Jersey — when Officer Justin Krapels found her with David J. Clarke, 27, authorities told ... «Cliffviewpilot.com, Jul 15»
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Zimbabwe, Age of Consent, Same-Sex Marriage and Other Issues
By Alex T. Magaisa On Saturday 27th June 2015, I conducted a straw poll among my community of friends and associates on the social network, Facebook. «EIN News Zimbabwe, Jun 15»
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Reporter's Notebook: All kinds of raving
Zimmerman went on: “I think the second thing – which is more controversial and, I think, much more dangerous – is the age of consent. «Austin Monitor, Jun 15»

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