age of consent
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌage of conˈsent noun the age of consent the age when someone can legally get married or have a sexual relationship 婚姻合法年龄；〔可以发生性关系的〕同意年龄，合法年龄
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age of consent• The legal age of consent in many states is 16.• The psychological age of consent can be much older.• Gay activists might offer the lowering of the age of consent or the war on Section 28.• Why did you, a fifty-six-year-old professor, seduce a student barely past the age of consent?• They proposed raising the age of consent from thirteen to sixteen and extending the provisions of the Industrial Schools Amendment Act.• The Police Federation has made it clear that any proposals to reduce the age of consent would be vigorously resisted.• Mr. Lawrence Is the hon. Gentleman in favour of reducing the age of consent in homosexual offences to 16?• Supported reducing the age of consent for homosexual acts to 16.ˌage of conˈsent nounChineseSyllable
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age of consent
ˌage of conˈsent
noun
the age of consent the age when someone can legally get married or have a sexual relationship
ˌage of conˈsent
nounthe age of consent the age when someone can legally get married or have a sexual relationship