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词条 Legal age
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Legal age or codified age refers to age at which a person may legally engage in a certain activity. Most frequently, this is the age of majority (also known as the "age of maturity"), the threshold of adulthood as recognized in law.

Other ages of legal significance include:

  • Age of candidacy, the age at which a person can legally qualify to hold certain elected government offices
  • Age of consent, the legal age for sexual activities, the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts
  • Age of criminal responsibility
  • Legal drinking age, the age at which a person is permitted by law to consume alcoholic beverages
  • Legal working age, the age at which a person is allowed to work
  • Marriageable age, the age at which a person is allowed to marry
  • Retirement age
  • School leaving age
  • Smoking age, the minimum legal age to purchase cigarettes
  • Voting age, the minimum legal age to be eligible to vote in a public election

See also

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  • Coming of age
  • List of countries by minimum driving age
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