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The legal term for those under the age of
majority, which varies from country to
country but is usually between 18 and 21. In
the USA (from 1971 for voting, and in some
states for nearly all other purposes) and
certain European countries (in Britain since
1970) the age of majority is 18. Most civic
and legal rights and duties only accrue at
the age of majority; for example, the rights
to vote, to make a will, and (usually) to
make a fully binding contract, and the duty
to act as a juror.