What does "age of consent" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "age of consent"?

Common synonyms include: adulthood, full bloom, legal age, majority, manhood, maturity.

Age of consent

noun

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Noun

1
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.
"In France the age of consent is 15 years of age."
2
the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union wordnet

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adulthood full bloom legal age majority manhood maturity

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"In France the age of consent is 15 years of age."

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