Legal age or codified age refers to age at which a person may legally engage in a certain activity. Most frequently, this is the age of majority, the threshold of adulthood as recognized in law.
Other ages of legal significance include:
Age of criminal responsibilityAge of majority (or age of maturity)Age of candidacy, the age at which a person can legally qualify to hold certain elected government officesAge of consent, the legal age for sexual activities, the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual actsLegal drinking age, the age at which a person is permitted by law to consume alcoholic beveragesLegal working age, the age at which a person is allowed to workMarriageable age, the age at which a person is allowed to marryRetirement ageSchool leaving ageSmoking age, the minimum legal age to purchase cigarettesVoting age, the minimum legal age to be eligible to vote in a public election