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Why is a 17 year old a minor and a 18 year old is a adult ?
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- 🖕🏻Lv 72 months agoFavourite answer
Because many countries declared it so. And there must be an age to differentiate an adult from a minor.
- IvanLv 62 months ago
Because that is the legal age distinction provided by the law. At 18, you become an adult responsible for yourself.
- megalomaniacLv 72 months ago
Certainly people mature at different ages so it isn't perfect but for legal reasons society had to draw a line somewhere.
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