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  2. Age of majority - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a country's age of majority is 18, but the legal drinking age is 21, then a 20 year old would still be considered a "minor" in situations involving buying or consuming alcohol. Another example is the age to consent to sexual activity , which in most of the cases in the world is under the age of majority.

  3. Minor (law) - Wikipedia

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    In Italy, law nr. 39 of March 8, 1975, states that a minor is a person under the age of 18. [6] Citizens under the age of 18 may not vote, be elected, obtain a driving license for automobiles or issue or sign legal instruments. Crimes committed in Italy by minors are tried in a juvenile court.

  4. Age of consent in the United States - Wikipedia

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    However it rises to 18 if the person is related to the minor or in a position of authority over him. (d) No person shall engage in a sexual act with a child who is under the age of 18 and is entrusted to the actor's care by authority of law or is the actor's child, grandchild, foster child, adopted child, or stepchild.

  5. Age of Majority Act 1971 - Wikipedia

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    According to the Act, the age of majority is 18 years old, so that below than 18 years old is considered as minor.

  6. List of age restrictions - Wikipedia

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    Child marriage; Compulsory education; Conscription; Corporal punishment. at home; at school; in law; Curfew; Child abuse; Emancipation of minors; Gambling age; Human rights and youth sport; In loco parentis; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile court; Juvenile law; Legal drinking age (U.S. history) Legal working age; Minimum driving age; Marriageable ...

  7. Age of consent in North America - Wikipedia

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    The age of consent is the age at or above which a person is considered to have the legal capacity to consent to sexual activity. Both partners must be of legal age to give consent, although exceptions to the age of consent law exist in some jurisdictions when the minor and their partner are within a certain number of years in age or when a minor is married to his/her partner.

  8. 270 Reasons Women Choose Not To Have Children - The ...

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    The number of childfree women is at a record high: 48 percent of women between the ages of 18 and 44 don’t have kids, according to 2014 Census numbers. The Huffington Post and YouGov asked 124 women why they choose to be childfree.

  9. Emancipation of minors - Wikipedia

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    An emancipated minor does not simply acquire all rights of an adult; likewise, a child does not lack such rights merely because they are not emancipated. For example, in the US minors have some rights to consent to medical procedures without parental consent or emancipation, under the doctrine of the mature minor .