consenting adult

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Noun

consenting adult (plural consenting adults)

  1. (law) A person over the age of consent who willingly has sex
    • 2018, Nicol Marsh, Sweet Thing: A Scorching Hot Romance:
      You know we're both consenting adults and what we do in our leisure time has nothing to do with him?

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