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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=law">law</a>, a <b>minor</b> is someone under a certain age, usually the <a href="page.php?w=age_of_majority">age of majority</a>, which demarcates an underage individual from <a href="page.php?w=legal_adulthood">legal adulthood</a>. The age of majority depends upon <a href="page.php?w=Jurisdiction_%28area%29">jurisdiction</a> and application, but it is commonly between 18 and 21. Minor may also be used in contexts that are unconnected to the overall age of majority. For example, the <a href="page.php?w=smoking_age">smoking</a></p><p>
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