such other age

English translation: legal age in other jurisdictions

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English term or phrase:such other age
Selected answer:legal age in other jurisdictions
Entered by: Muhammad Said

12:20 Aug 22, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / T & C's
English term or phrase: such other age
In the event that a winner is under the age of eighteen (18) or such other age of any particular geographical location, the prize will be awarded in the name of the winner's parent or legal guardian.
Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 11:27
legal age in other jurisdictions
Explanation:
in some 18, others 21 etc

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Note added at 15 mins (2015-08-22 12:35:01 GMT)
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by the way, "legal age" for different things like voting/getting married/ drinking alcohol etc may be different
legal age=adulthood (change from being a minor to an adult)

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Note added at 15 mins (2015-08-22 12:35:07 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority

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Gla dto have helped

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Glad to have helped
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 09:27
Grading comment
Thank you.
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legal age in other jurisdictions


Explanation:
in some 18, others 21 etc

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Note added at 15 mins (2015-08-22 12:35:01 GMT)
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by the way, "legal age" for different things like voting/getting married/ drinking alcohol etc may be different
legal age=adulthood (change from being a minor to an adult)

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Note added at 15 mins (2015-08-22 12:35:07 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority

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Note added at 4 days (2015-08-27 06:21:29 GMT) Post-grading
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Gla dto have helped

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Note added at 4 days (2015-08-27 06:22:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 09:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Thank you.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I appreciate it. :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tushar Deep
47 mins
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agree  Victoria Britten
1 hr
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agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
2 hrs
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agree  Jack Doughty
4 hrs
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agree  Giusi N.
5 hrs
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agree  Rachel Braff: I'd say "...(18) or under the legal age of majority in his or her geographical location"
22 hrs
  -> Thanks but rather wordy and "age of majority" is not really used much in English. Also, it's clear it's a jurisdiction
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