Legal Age (Noun)
Meaning
The age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- She had just reached the legal age to sign contracts and manage her own finances independently.
- In many countries, the legal age to vote is 18, which is also the age of majority in those countries.
- When she turned 21, she had reached the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages in her state.
- He had to wait until he was of legal age to inherit his grandfather's property and wealth.
- The new law raised the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 in an effort to reduce underage smoking.