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age of consent

  1. the age at which a person becomes legally competent to consent to marriage or sexual intercourse.


age of consent

  1. the age at which a person is considered legally competent to consent to sexual intercourse
  2. the age at which a person can enter into a legally binding contract
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of age of consent1

First recorded in 1800–10
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He urges Sir Keir to "rather urgently" consider a smartphone ban in schools and a "digital age of consent", similar to Australia, which has passed a law banning children under 16 from using social media.

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But it’s a free country and Newsom is well past the age of consent, so clearly there’s no stopping him.

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A second admitted he had been a member, but only because he had agreed with PIE that the disparity in the age of consent laws was unjust.

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Previously, the charity explained both teenagers were on holiday with their parents in the UAE from the UK, where the age of consent is 16.

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Both teenagers were on holiday with their parents in the emirate from the UK, where the age of consent is 16.

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