age of consent
age of consent 法定承诺年龄 指男女方均可不经父母同意而结婚的年龄，或指女方可作同意与他人性交的意思表示的法定年龄。因此，男子若与未达到此年龄的女子性交，则构成法定强奸罪。在美国，该年龄一般为10岁到18岁。 (→legal age; majority; statutory rape)
age of consent
age of consent
The age, usu. defined by statute as 16 years, at which a person is legally capable of agreeing to marriage (without parental consent) or to sexual intercourse. • If a person over the age of consent has sexual intercourse with a person under the age of consent, the older person may be prosecuted for statutory