legal age
noun
: the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)
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In California, there are no legal age limit to live independently at home.
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Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
To participate, travelers must be 21 or older, the legal age to purchase alcohol in the United States.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Cuba’s penal code sets the minimum legal age of criminal responsibility at 16.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The police investigation concerned events between 1997 and 2000, and reportedly related to allegations concerning a boy under the age of 16, the legal age of consent in the UK.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
To participate, travelers must be 21 or older, the legal age to purchase alcohol in the United States.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Cuba’s penal code sets the minimum legal age of criminal responsibility at 16.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The police investigation concerned events between 1997 and 2000, and reportedly related to allegations concerning a boy under the age of 16, the legal age of consent in the UK.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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legal age
noun
le·gal age
ˈlē-gəl- 
: the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)
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