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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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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
The organizations are also calling for the Texas Legislature to reintroduce a bill that would raise the legal age of purchasing a long rifle to 21 and invest in community violence intervention.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
All sportsbook websites that would operate in North Carolina would require participants to be of legal age.
—Brian Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1658, in the meaning defined above
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“Legal age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20age. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
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)
Legal Definition
legal age
noun
: an age at which a person becomes entitled under the law to engage in a particular activity or becomes responsible for particular acts
the legal age for drinking in this state
broadly
: age of majority compare age of consent, emancipate
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