age of majority

English

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Noun

age of majority (plural ages of majority)

1. (law) The age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted.

Synonyms

• legal age

Translations

age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法定年齡 (cmn), 法定年龄 (cmn) (fǎdìng niánlíng)

• Finnish: täysi-ikäisyyden ikäraja (fi)
• French: majorité civile (fr) f, majorité légale (fr) f
• German: Volljährigkeit (de) f
• Icelandic: sjálfræðisaldur m, (sometimes used with definite; sjálfræðisaldurinn m)

• Japanese: 法定年齢 (ja) (ほうていねんれい, hōteinenrei)
• Portuguese: maioridade (pt) f
• Russian: совершеннолетие (ru) (soveršennolétije) n
• Spanish: mayoría de edad (es) f

See also

• adulthood
• age of consent
• major
• maturity
• minor