Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. legal age- the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs majority eld,age- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" ...
In the USSR the legal age is 18. Upon attaining the age of 18, citizens acquire the right to vote, civil rights, and rights and duties regarding marriage and the family—for example, the right to marry, adopt a child, and act as guardian or curator. In certain cases, some rights or...
legal age n. the age in which a person is responsible for his/her own actions (including the capacity to enter into a contract which is enforceable by the other party), for damages for negligence or intentional wrongs without a parent being liable, and for punishment as an adult for a cr...
Parental duties of support will also cease.” Most countries have set the age of majority at 18; however, in the United States, the age of majority is 19 in Alabama and Nebraska and 21 in Mississippi. Many question why a person may enlist in the military or smoke cigarettes legally but ...