age of consent
noun phrase
: the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse
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Even when both people involved are above the age of consent, even decades removed from age 18, the younger person is often infantilized and the older of the pair is deemed predatory.
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025
This was in Florida, the age of consent in Florida is 18.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The 37-page report concludes that Gaetz violated state laws in Florida, which include the statutory rape law for the state, which defines the age of consent as 18, CNN reported.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Maryland’s age of consent is 16, though with some exceptions.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025
This was in Florida, the age of consent in Florida is 18.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
The 37-page report concludes that Gaetz violated state laws in Florida, which include the statutory rape law for the state, which defines the age of consent as 18, CNN reported.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Maryland’s age of consent is 16, though with some exceptions.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Age of consent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20of%20consent. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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age of consent
noun
age of con·sent
-kən-ˈsent 
: the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse
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