the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
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age of consent
However, the age of consent in the Nordic countries of Norway and Finland is 16.
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We have a conception of responsible adulthood and an age of consent for a reason.
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Not quite, because the age of consent can vary from one jurisdiction to the next.
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The Constitution defines the age of consent as 15 for females and 18 for males.
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This is regardless of the age of consent in the country where the act took place.
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The age of consent in Peru was 14, but in 2006, was raised to 18 by the Congress.
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The age of consent is not always consistent, even within the same jurisdiction.
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Deleting this section would allow the state legislature to set the age of consent.
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Even today, in parts of the world, the legal age of consent is nine years old.
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