age of consent Definition

age of consent
noun

1. The age at which consent to sexual intercourse is permitted by law.

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consent
verb consented, consenting

intr
1. To give one's permission for it; to agree to it.

Thesaurus: allow, permit, grant, assent, acquiesce, comply, accede, concede, yield; Antonym: oppose, refuse.
Form: consent to something (often)
2. To agree to do something.

noun

1. Agreement; assent; permission.

Example: give one's consent
Thesaurus: approval, agreement, assent, permission, sanction, accordance, concession, yielding.

Derivative: age of consent

See separate entry.

Idiom: by common consent

As is generally agreed.

Etymology: 13c: from Latin consentire to agree.