age of consent

English - Turkish

Definition of age of consent in English Turkish dictionary: Çocukların hukuken cinsel özgürlüğe ulaştığı yaş; erginlik; ergenlik yaşı; rüşt

English - English

Definition of age of consent in English English dictionary: The age at which a person is legally considered to be mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse; 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 minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union; minimum age at which a person may make legally binding decisions; The age of consent is the age at which a person can legally agree to having a sexual relationship. He was under the age of consent. The age at which a person is legally considered competent to give consent, as to sexual intercourse. the age of consent the age when someone can legally get married or have a sexual relationship; Attributive form of age of consent, noun
The age-of-consent doctrine.