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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lex	LEKS (English)	English, Dutch
Shepard	['ʃepəd]
Ranj	-	Indian, Hindi (Anglicized)
Tanja	TAHN-yah (German, Finnish)	German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Easter	EES-tər	English
Egan	['i:gən]