n.

The age at which state law considers a person old enough to decide to have sex with a partner.

See: legal age, age of majority

The age when the law says it's legal for you to have sex. In the UK the legal age is 16, in Northern Ireland it's 17.

the age which a person is treated as lawfully competent to advance to something special, in particular sexual activities or matrimony.

the age at which a person is deemed competent by law to give consent esp. to sexual intercourse or marriage see also statutory rape compare emancipation, legal age

Age of consent refers to the legally defined age at which a person is no longer required to obtain parental consent to get married. It also refers to the age at which a person is held to have the capa [..]

Minimum age at which a person is considered legally capable of given consent to any kind of sexual activity. Any sexual behavior with a person under the age of consent is severely punished by the law.Back to Criminal Defense Glossary

The age at which a person is judged capable in law of consenting to sexual intercourse (generally, 16 for females, 18 for males).

Age of consent is the legal term referring to the age at which a person can enter a contact or an agreement.  The age of consent also refers to the age at which a person is considered able to legally consent to sexual activities.  Prior to the age of consent, an individual cannot legally engage in sexual activity with anyone.  The law states that a [..]

n. the age at which a person is responsible for his/her own actions (including the capacity to enter into a contract which is enforceable by the other party), for damages for negligence or intentional [..]