age of consent



age of consent

The age at which a person is legally able to give consent, as to sexual relations, marriage, or a binding contract. Some people advocate lowering the age of consent, but some worry it will cause an increase in promiscuity among young people.
See also: age, consent, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Henriawn-REE (French), HEN-ree (Finnish)French, Finnish
TaylerTAY-lərEnglish (Modern)
Marlen (1)-Russian
Shib-Bengali
RaelynRAY-linEnglish (Rare)
Ravid-Hebrew