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
Varsha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil
JackJAKEnglish
Rivqah-Biblical Hebrew
NimrodNIM-rahd (English)Biblical
İLdar-Tatar
Palle-Danish