Age of Majority definition:
An age generally specified by statute, at which time, upon an individual is given the full gamut of legal rights and responsibilities generally available to an adult of sound mind.
AGE OF MAJORITY - The age when a person acquires all the rights and responsibilities of being an adult. In most states, the age is 18.
The time when the law allows persons to do acts which, for want of years, they were prohibited from doing before.
After reaching the age of majority, a person is permitted to vote, make a valid will, enter into binding contracts, enlist in the armed forces, and purchase alcohol.
age of majority
Adulthood in the eyes of the law. After reaching the age of majority, a person is permitted to vote, make a valid will, enter into binding contracts, enlist in the armed forces and purchase alcohol.
See age of majority.
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The common-law age of majority is twenty-one although state legislatures may change this age by statute. Infants reach the age of majority on the first moment of the day preceding their twenty-first birthday.
Adult: Legal age of majority. In most states, one is an "adult" at age 18.
Advance payment: A payment made before it is due; a payment made early in anticipation of a future debt.
TOP Emancipation : Term used to describe the act of freeing a person who was under the legal authority of another (such as a child before the age of majority) from that control (such as child reaching the age of majority).
Minor: Someone under the age of majority. In NC, a minor is defined as anyone who has not reached the age of 18.
Minute Order: An official record of a court proceeding. It is prepared by the court clerk and is not a judgment.
Age Of Consent See: legal age, age of majority
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Definition - Noun
: a person who has not yet reached the age of majority
compare adult juvenile major ...
(n) A minor is the person who has not attained the age fixed for entering in to a legal contract or for making himself legally liable for his actions. The age of majority is generally accepted as 18 years except for certain specific instances like ...
Sui Juris
One who is competent and of the age of majority.
Suit
Any judicial proceeding in which a remedy is sought.
Term: Sui Juris
Definition: One who is competent and of the age of majority.
Term: Suit
Definition: Any judicial proceeding in which a remedy is sought.
No person above the age of majority, who is subject to an habitual state of madness or insanity, shall be allowed to take charge of his own person or to administer his estate, although such person shall, at times, ...
 See also: Majority, Law, Person, State, Will
  
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