Sentence examples for ages of consent from inspiring English sources
noun
Plural of age of consent
Different countries have varying ages of consent.
Some would not be classified as criminal under European laws, which set lower ages of consent than do American laws.
Decades passed, Aids wiped out a generation of young people, wars were won, ages of consent were lowered, and perhaps, one day soon, I will be free to marry someone because I love them.
Defining what such a minor procedure would entail and what might be the appropriate ages of consent is an important step that must include the voices of the "silent majority" of women who are affected.
Spain announced earlier this month that it would be increasing the ages of consent to have sex or marry, which at 13 for sex and 14 for marriage were among the lowest not only in Europe, but across the world.
International law defines a child as any individual below the age of 18, but a number of countries legally recognize lower ages of consent and adulthood, usually ranging from 13 to 17 years of age.
But this is an age-of-consent case.
He divorced his wife and moved to Italy, where homosexual acts were legal and age-of-consent laws sketchy.
Look up age-of-consent laws for your area.
Reducing the homosexual age of consent?
