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Age of Consent |
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The age at which a person may marry without parental approval. The age at which a female is legally capable of agreeing to sexual intercourse, so that a male who engages in sex with her cannot be prosecuted for Statutory Rape. A person below the age of consent is sometimes called an infant or minor. |
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Nevertheless, there is evidence
that the vast majority of Canadians favour stricter laws regarding child
pornography and endorse raising the age of consent for sex. |
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