to reach the age of majority
- Fuente de la expresión
- Gran Diccionario Oxford (inglés-español, español-inglés)
- Variantes
- to reach one's majority
- Contexto
- A person who has reached the age of majority is bound by any contracts, deeds, or legal relationships, such as marriage, which he or she undertakes. In most states the age of majority is eighteen, but it may vary depending upon the nature of the activity in which the person is engaged. In the same state the age of majority for driving may be sixteen while that for drinking alcoholic beverages is twenty-one.
- Tipo de fuente
- encyclopedia
- Título de la fuente
- West's Encyclopedia of American Law
- Año
- 0000
- Observaciones
- It frequently appears in legal contexts
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Culto
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Sin definir