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Chuck Entz (talk | contribs) Undo revision 32764956 by PaulBustion88 (talk) Informal would be the kind of thing one would use in informal conversation- not this. |
I added the point that it is not a term that is used by most governments/states in the usage notes, that way the word "informal" does not have to be used to describe it. |
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The term is used to indicate the age at which it is no longer a crime for ''someone else'' to engage in [[consensual]] sexual intercourse with the person who is still younger than the age of [[consent]], as they are considered statutorily a victim of a crime, because by law they are considered incapable of giving [[permission]] to someone else to engage in sexual intercourse with them. |
The term is used to indicate the age at which it is no longer a crime for ''someone else'' to engage in [[consensual]] sexual intercourse with the person who is still younger than the age of [[consent]], as they are considered statutorily a victim of a crime, because by law they are considered incapable of giving [[permission]] to someone else to engage in sexual intercourse with them. Technically, the term is not usually used by governments and states, it is a term used in writing to simply explain the law against having sex with people under a certain age. |
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Revision as of 03:58, 28 April 2015
English
Noun
age of consent (plural ages of consent)
- (deprecated template usage) (law) The age at which a person is legally considered to be mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse, so that it is no longer a crime for someone else to have sex with the person.
Usage notes
The term is used to indicate the age at which it is no longer a crime for someone else to engage in consensual sexual intercourse with the person who is still younger than the age of consent, as they are considered statutorily a victim of a crime, because by law they are considered incapable of giving permission to someone else to engage in sexual intercourse with them. Technically, the term is not usually used by governments and states, it is a term used in writing to simply explain the law against having sex with people under a certain age.
Translations
an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
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