adult
Defined in 9 places across 5 titles of the United States Code.
“Adult” means a member of the tribe who has attained the age of twenty-one years.
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- 1994–present25 U.S.C. § 677AIndians · Definitions · for the purposes of this subchapter
“Adult” means a person who is an adult according to the law of the place of his residence.
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- 1994–present25 U.S.C. § 564AIndians · Definitions · for the purposes of this subchapter
Except in sections 2852 and 2862 of this title, the term “adult” means an individual who is age 18 or older.
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- 1998–present29 U.S.C. § 2801Labor · Definitions · in this chapter
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “adult” means an individual who has attained 18 years of age, or the minimum age (if any) established by law applicable in the locality in which the household is situated at which wine may be sold to individuals, whichever is greater.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 5042Internal Revenue Code · Exemption from tax · in this section
For purposes of this subsection, the term “adult” means a person who is 18 years of age or older, or who has been convicted of a crime as an adult under any Federal, State, or tribal law.
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- 1996–199842 U.S.C. § 1437DThe Public Health and Welfare · Contract provisions and requirements; loans and annual contributions · under this subchapter
For purposes of this subsection, the term “adult” means an individual who has attained 18 years of age, or the minimum age (if any) established by law applicable in the locality in which the household is situated at which beer may be sold to individuals, whichever is greater.
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- 1994–present26 U.S.C. § 5053Internal Revenue Code · Exemptions · in this section
The term “adult” means a person who is 18 years of age or older, or who has been convicted of a crime as an adult under any Federal, State, or tribal law.
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- 1998–present42 U.S.C. § 1437DThe Public Health and Welfare · Contract provisions and requirements; loans and annual contributions · under this subchapter
The term “adult” means an individual who—
(A) has attained the age of 16 years; or
(B) has attained an age that is greater than the age of compulsory school attendance under an applicable State law.
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- 2001–present20 U.S.C. § 7491Education · Definitions · for the purposes of this part
The term “adult” means an individual who is not a minor child.
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- 1996–present42 U.S.C. § 619The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · as used in this part
The term “adult” means an individual who is not less than age 22 and not more than age 72.
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- 1998–present29 U.S.C. § 2862Labor · State allotments · in this section