Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

consenting adult

 noun
     
Related topics: Law
consenting adult [countable] law
SCL someone who is considered to be old enough to decide whether they want to have sex
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary