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Meaning of age of consent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The age at which a person is legally considered to be mature enough to engage willingly in sexual intercourse, so that it is not a crime for someone else to have sex with the person.

Equivalents

Deutsch Schutzalter
Ελληνικά ενηλικιότητα
Español edad de consentimiento
Suomi suojaikäraja
Français majorité sexuelle
Íslenska lögríða samræðisaldur
Italiano età del consenso
日本語 性的同意年齢
Polski wiek przyzwolenia
Português idade de consentimento
Română vârstă de consimțământ
Русский возраст сексуального согласия

Examples

“In France the age of consent is 15 years of age.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

age of criminal responsibility age of discretion Age of Enlightenment age of extinction Age of Fishes age of judgement

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