legal age

noun
🔊/ˌliːɡl ˈeɪdʒ/
🔊/ˌliːɡl ˈeɪdʒ/
[singular, uncountable]
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  1. the age when somebody has the legal rights and responsibilities of an adult
    • legal age to do something What's the legal age to vote in the UK?在英国投票的法定年龄是多少?
    • legal age for (doing) something The legal age for drinking alcohol in the US is 21.在美国,饮酒的法定年龄为21岁。
    • of legal age Both witnesses must be of legal age.两名证人必须达到法定年龄。