Phrase guide

age of consent

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: age, eld

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ouderdom van toestemming — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Albanian: mosha e pëlqimit — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Amharic: የፍቺ ዕድሜ (yäfči ʿədme) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Armenian: համաձայնության տարիքը (hamajaynutʻyan tarikʻə) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Azerbaijani: razılıq yaşı — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同意年齡 /同意年龄 (tóngyì niánlíng) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 性同意年齡 /性同意年龄 (xìngtóngyì niánlíng) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Danish: seksuel lavalder — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Finnish: suojaikäraja — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • French: majorité sexuelle — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Georgian: თანხმობის ასაკი (tanxmobis asaḳi) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • German: Schutzalter — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Greek: ενηλικιότητα (enilikiótita) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Hebrew: גיל ההסכמה (gil hahaskamah) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Hungarian: beleegyezési korhatár — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Icelandic: samræðisaldur — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Icelandic: lögríða — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Icelandic: lögriðilsaldur — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Italian: età del consenso — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Japanese: 性的同意年齢 (seiteki dōi nenrei) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Kazakh: келісім жасына (kelısım jasyna) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Kyrgyz: макулдугу жашы (makuldugu jaşı) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Norwegian: seksuell lavalder — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Persian: سن قانونی — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Polish: wiek przyzwolenia — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Portuguese: idade de consentimento — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Romanian: vârstă de consimțământ — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Russian: во́зраст сексуа́льного согла́сия (vózrast sɛksuálʹnovo soglásija) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Spanish: edad de consentimiento — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Swedish: sexuell myndighetsålder — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Tagalog: gulang ng pagpayag — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Tajik: синну соли розигӣ (sinnu sol-i rozigi) — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Turkish: reşitlik yaşı — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex
  • Uzbek: rozilik yoshi — an age at which one is legally mature enough to have sex