Age of consent
The age of consent refers to that age below which a person is deemed to be incapable of giving legal assent to sex, and that therefore sex with such a person can be criminalised as statutory rape.
The age is normally 16 in most of the civilised world, but some US states enforce a higher age.
See also:
*Essay: Age of majority
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