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Definition of consenting adult noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

consenting adult

noun
 
/kənˌsentɪŋ ˈædʌlt/,
 
/kənˌsentɪŋ əˈdʌlt/
 
/kənˌsentɪŋ əˈdʌlt/,
 
/kənˌsentɪŋ ˈædʌlt/
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  1. a person who is considered old enough, by law, to decide whether they should agree to have sex; a person who has agreed to have sex
    • What consenting adults do in private is their own business.
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