How to Use age of consent in a Sentence
age of consent
noun phrase
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The young man was 20 at the time; the age of consent in the U.K. is 16.
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Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 June 2023
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Many believe one way to help block the procedures for children is to change the age of consent to 18.
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Breccan F. Thies,
Washington Examiner,
20 July 2023
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The new law, which had been approved by the House of Representatives in May, is the first time Japan has changed its age of consent in more than 100 years.
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Motoko Rich,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 June 2023
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In the past, a victim had only until 20 years past the age of consent, or up to age 38, to file civil lawsuits against offenders.
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Jean Marbella,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Sep. 2023
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The accusers included a woman who was 16, the British age of consent, during her relationship with Brand, who was in his early 30s.
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Matt Flegenheimer,
New York Times,
13 Nov. 2023
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The age of consent in Virginia is 18, prosecutors noted.
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Salvador Rizzo,
Washington Post,
16 Aug. 2023
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And as Ring notes, taking Misley across state lines turns this into a federal question, and the federal age of consent is also 18.
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Ethan Millman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2023
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States like California and Colorado have recently lowered the age of consent for treatment to 12.
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Michael Elsen-Rooney,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2024
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Rocky River police determined that because Ohio law’s age of consent is 16, no crime was committed, according to the lawsuit.
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Adam Ferrise,
cleveland,
3 Aug. 2023
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Du posted on social media claims that Wu had lured several other women, some under the age of consent, while pretending to be recruiting actresses.
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Patrick Frater,
Variety,
25 July 2023
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The new laws expand the definition of rape to place greater emphasis on the concept of consent; introduce national legislation against taking explicit photos with hidden cameras; and raise the age of consent to 16.
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Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
16 June 2023
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