What Is An Adult?

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What Is An Adult?
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What is an adult?

Cornell Law School defines adulthood as follows:

An Adult is an individual who has reached the age of majority. The age of majority refers to the age at which a person will be defined by law to be an adult. This will be accompanied by the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. The age of majority varies from state by state and from country to country. Most countries have set the age of 18 being the age of majority.

In almost every state, 18 year-olds are adults. The only exceptions are Alabama, and Nebraska, where the age of majority is 19 years-old.

So, in general terms, you become an adult in the United States on your 18th birthday.

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