765: Minor Jan 11, 2017

A minor is largely considered to be a person under 18 years old, grouping both children and most teenagers. Nevertheless, while 'minor' is often assumed to be understood as anyone ages 0 to 17, the word is circumstantial, and could refer to a person of an age either higher or lower than 18. In terms of buying and consuming alcohol in the United States, for example, a minor would be anyone under the age of 21, as legally a minor is anyone under the age of majority, which is whatever the governing body has seen fit to include in a law. For more on this, see:

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