| Legal age is an age at which a person becomes | | | | statutes in the United States generally set it |
| entitled under the law to engage in a particular | | | | between 13 and 18. Basically, legal age of consent |
| activity or becomes responsible for a particular | | | | is when you become solely responsible for your |
| act.Those acts and activities include getting | | | | own actions. It's about taking accountability.Legal |
| married, getting a license, voting and basically | | | | Age of MajorityIn law, the age of majority is the |
| anything that will make you accountable for your | | | | age at which one acquires the full legal rights of |
| actions. Government sets a legal minimum age for | | | | an adult. This commonly includes things such as |
| all these.So before you head out to town for the | | | | the right to vote and the ability to make |
| supposedly biggest party of the season (which will | | | | contracts.Legal Drinking AgeMany nations have a |
| probably include one or all of the following events: | | | | legal drinking age, or the minimum age one must |
| bringing your folks' car and getting drunk like | | | | be to drink alcohol. In most countries this is 16 or |
| crazy and ending up in Vegas with some random | | | | 18; in the US it is 21. Some countries distinguish |
| person you're about to marry) check out the legal | | | | between drinks with fairly low alcohol-content |
| ages for all your needs so you don't end up in | | | | (such as beer and wine) and stronger spirit-based |
| juvenile court or jail for that matter.Here's a list of | | | | drinks.Legal Marriageable AgeIt is the age wherein |
| the most fundamental legal ages.Legal Age of | | | | an individual may decide on his or her own to |
| CandidacyIt is the legal minimum age at which a | | | | marry or not. It's different for most countries and |
| person can legally qualify to hold certain elected | | | | the youngest so far is 16 with parental |
| government offices. In many cases, it also | | | | consent.Legal Minimum Driving AgeMinimum driving |
| determines the age at which a person may be | | | | age refers to the legal age after which a person |
| granted ballot access for an election.Legal Age of | | | | can obtain a license to operate a motor vehicle. |
| CconsentAccording to the law, when a person | | | | The minimum driving age varies between |
| reaches the age of consent, persons are bound | | | | jurisdictions but is generally between the ages of |
| by their words and acts. There are different ages | | | | 14 and 18.Legal Voting AgeThe voting age is the |
| at which one acquires legal capacity to consent to | | | | minimum legal age at which a person may vote in |
| marriage, to choose a guardian, to conclude a | | | | a governmental election. That means carrying out |
| contract, and the like.For marriage, the age may | | | | the right to suffrage.Legal ages were put into law |
| be higher for males than for females if the | | | | for a reason. Age comes with education and |
| jurisdiction does not guarantee equal rights to | | | | experience and who would want a reckless, drunk |
| men and women. Age of consent also means the | | | | 13-year-old driving down our streets, right?James |
| age below which consent of the female to sexual | | | | Monahan is the owner and Senior Editor of |
| intercourse is not a defense to a charge of | | | | and writes expert |
| rape.Under common law this age was 10; state | | | | articles about law. |