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age of majority

threshold of adulthood as it pertains to law
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Summary

age of majority ranks in the top 0.73% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,790 views/month, #572 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: minimum age[2]
  • Commons category: Age of majority[3]
  • Said to be the same as: adulthood[4]
  • Facet of: capacity of exercise[5]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[6], Pauly–Wissowa[7], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], Q113108927[10]
  • Partially coincident with: maturity[11]
  • Main Wikidata property: P2997[12]

Why It Matters

age of majority has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → capacity of exercise
    Subclass of → minimum age
    Main wikidata property → P2997
    Partially coincident with → maturity
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Determination method or standard: record linkage, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260984|batch #260984]]"
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