legal age
noun
: the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)
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Both are under the legal age to be tried as adults and were taken to the Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center in Cabarrus County.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2024
For decades, the NCAA had strict rules about serving alcohol in football stadiums as most students on campus were under the legal age for consumption.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
Yet despite 13 being the youngest legal age to sign up for most social media platforms, a 2023 advisory issued by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy found that 40% of children ages eight through 12 remain active social media users.
—Shannon Caturano, ABC News, 24 May 2024
That’s true even if the person is 21, the legal age to drink in the United States, or older.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2024
For decades, the NCAA had strict rules about serving alcohol in football stadiums as most students on campus were under the legal age for consumption.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
Yet despite 13 being the youngest legal age to sign up for most social media platforms, a 2023 advisory issued by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy found that 40% of children ages eight through 12 remain active social media users.
—Shannon Caturano, ABC News, 24 May 2024
That’s true even if the person is 21, the legal age to drink in the United States, or older.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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legal age
noun
le·gal age
ˈlē-gəl- 
: the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)
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