age of consent
noun phrase
: the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse
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Most of the largest dating apps, including Grindr, Tinder, Hinge and OK Cupid, require users to be at least 18, though the age of consent in Michigan is 16.
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
That’s especially true in rural areas where Orthodox Christianity defines the social order, girls are often married before the age of consent, and many hospitals don’t even stock the contraception pills they’re legally obligated to provide.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Théo is past the age of consent, but the relationship is incestuous, legally speaking, thanks to a change in the French penal code in 2021.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Last year, the country raised the age of consent from 13 to 16, and in 2017 men were allowed to report allegations of rape.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 9 May 2024
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
That’s especially true in rural areas where Orthodox Christianity defines the social order, girls are often married before the age of consent, and many hospitals don’t even stock the contraception pills they’re legally obligated to provide.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Théo is past the age of consent, but the relationship is incestuous, legally speaking, thanks to a change in the French penal code in 2021.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Last year, the country raised the age of consent from 13 to 16, and in 2017 men were allowed to report allegations of rape.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 9 May 2024
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age of consent
noun
age of con·sent
-kən-ˈsent 
: the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse
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