Age

A period in life at which a person may do an act which, before that time, he could not do; "of age." The period at which one attains full personal rights and capacity. The time of life when a particular power or capacity becomes vested; as, in the phrases age of consent, age of discretion, qq. v.^ Full age. Twenty-one; majority. Attained the day preceding the anniversary of birth. Considered as arbitrarily fixed, but very generally adopted.' An infant is liable, as for deceit, for an injury re- 1 Hawley v. Kenoyer, 1 Wash. T. 611 (1879). ' People V. Husted, 52 Mich. 624 (1884). s Dudley v. Steele, 71 Ala. 426 (1882). • Declez v. Save, 71 Cal. 553 (1887); 40 id. 545; 4 Bosw. 202. ulting from hia f ra\idulent representation that be is 'f full ageiji See Acknowledomeht, 2; Mutual, 1.

Lawful age

The period in life when a jersou may do a particular act, or serve in a;iven relation.

Non-age.

Under the age at which the aw has conferred ability to perform an act; ninority. At common law a male at twelve may take the lath of allegiance; at fourteen choose a guardian, -nd, if his discretion be proved, make a will of person-.Ity; at seventeen be an executor; at twenty-one is.t his own disposal, may alien his property and make,11 contracts. A female, by the common law, may, at even, be -betrothed or given in marriage; at nine is ntitled to dower; at twelve is of years of maturity, aay consent to marriage, and, if proved to Iiave sufifi-;ient discretion, may bequeath her personalty; at ourteen is of years of legal discretion, and may ihoose a guardian; at seventeen be an executrix; at wenty-one dispose of herself and her lands.^ A male f I'om eighteen to forty -five is liable to miliary service; at twenty-five is ehgible as a Representative, at thii'ty as a Senator, and at thirty-five as 'resident. See Adult; Infant; Influence; Insanity; Sedco- 'IOn; When.