age of con·sent /-kənˈsɛnt/ 名詞



 Rape, n.
 1. The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent seizure; robbery.
    And ruined orphans of thy rapes complain.   --Sandys.
 2. Law Sexual connection with a woman without her consent. See Age of consent, under Consent, n.
 3. That which is snatched away. [Obs.]
 Where now are all my hopes? O, never more
 Shall they revive! nor death her rapes restore.   --Sandys.
 4. Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry. [Obs.]


 Con·sent, n.
 1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord.
    All with one consent began to make excuse.   --Luke xiv. 18.
    They fell together all, as by consent.   --Shak.
 2. Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence.
    The melodious consent of the birds.   --Holland.
 Such is the world's great harmony that springs
 From union, order, full consent of things.   --Pope.
 3. Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission.
 Thou wert possessed of David's throne
 By free consent of all.   --Milton.
 4. Law Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action.
 5. Physiol. Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4.
 Syn: -- Assent; acquiescence; concurrence; agreement; approval; permission. See Assent.
 Age of consent Law, an age, fixed by statute and varying in different jurisdictions, at which one is competent to give consent. Sexual intercourse with a female child under the age of consent is punishable as rape.

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 age of consent
      n : 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