Child marriage
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child-marriage-172-5886120
title:
Child marriage
text:
Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, between a child and an adult, or between a child and another child. Although the age of majority and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in different jurisdictions. In some regions, the legal age for marriage can be as young as 14, with cultural traditions sometimes superseding legal stipulations. Additionally, jurisdictions may allow marriages younger than the stipulated age where specific
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Marriage with someone under the legal age
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage
date created:
2003-12-22T21:14:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T19:38:09Z
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