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Age of consent

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000433

The minimum age at which a person is considered legally capable of consenting to sexual activity. Engaging in sexual acts with someone below this age constitutes a criminal offense, often statutory rape, regardless of whether the minor appeared to consent. This age varies by jurisdiction, with most U.S. states setting it between 16 and 18 years old.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000433
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000433",
  "term": "Age of consent",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The minimum age at which a person is considered legally capable of consenting to sexual activity. Engaging in sexual acts with someone below this age constitutes a criminal offense, often statutory rape, regardless of whether the minor appeared to consent. This age varies by jurisdiction, with most U.S. states setting it between 16 and 18 years old.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/age-of-consent/"
}

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