Minor (law)
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minor-law-166-641960
title:
Minor (law)
text:
In law, a minor is someone under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which demarcates an underage individual from legal adulthood. The age of majority depends upon jurisdiction and application, but it is commonly 18. Minor may also be used in contexts that are unconnected to the overall age of majority. For example, the smoking and drinking age in the United States is 21, and younger people below this age are sometimes called minors in the context of tobacco and alcohol law, even if they
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Person below a certain age prescribed by law
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_(law)
date created:
2003-08-05T13:26:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T17:32:27Z
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