legal age
noun
: the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)
Examples of legal age in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Yet despite 13 being the youngest legal age to sign up for most social media platforms, a 2023 advisory issued by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy found that 40% of children ages eight through 12 remain active social media users.
—
Shannon Caturano, ABC News, 24 May 2024
That’s true even if the person is 21, the legal age to drink in the United States, or older.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for legal age 
Shannon Caturano, ABC News, 24 May 2024
That’s true even if the person is 21, the legal age to drink in the United States, or older.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for legal age
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'legal age.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near legal age
Cite this Entry
“Legal age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20age. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
legal age
noun
le·gal age
ˈlē-gəl- 
: the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share