full age

full age
The status of a person who has reached the age of majority, usually, as at common law, the completion of the twenty-first year, but in some jurisdictions, in respect of females, the end of the eighteenth year. 27 Am J1st Inf § 5. The status of a person who has become an adult in the eyes of the law by a proceeding removing the disability of infancy or, as provided by statute in some jurisdictions, by marriage. 27 Am J1st Inf § 5.

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  • Full age — Full Full (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. {Fuller} (f[.u]l [ e]r); superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a] to fill …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • full age — n: age of majority Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. full age …   Law dictionary

  • full age — noun Etymology: Middle English ful age, full age : mature age or legal majority; specifically : the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities, which under common law is attained upon the last day of completing 21 years …   Useful english dictionary

  • full age — /fʊl ˈeɪdʒ/ (say fool ayj) noun Law the age at which one becomes an adult, in Australia the age of 18; legal majority …  

  • full age — The age of legal majority; legal age …   Black's law dictionary

  • full age — The age of legal majority; legal age …   Black's law dictionary

  • full age — maturity …   English contemporary dictionary

  • person who is not of full age — index infant, minor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Full — (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. {Fuller} (f[.u]l [ e]r); superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a] to fill, also to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Full and by — Full Full (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. {Fuller} (f[.u]l [ e]r); superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a] to fill …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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