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单词 age of discretion
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Definition of age of discretion in English:

age of discretion

noun
  • The age at which someone is considered able to manage their own affairs or take responsibility for their actions.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After attaining the age of discretion, each of the faithful is bound to confess serious sins at least once a year.
    • Females were judged to have reached the age of discretion for purposes of bequeathing a personal estate at 12 years.
    • Consequently the United States as a nation enjoys one of the world's widest ranges of ages for the conferral of confirmation: from the age of discretion to about the age of 16.
    • It held that in the two cases before it, the girls had reached the age of discretion and had, of their own volition, accompanied men of their choice.
    • When he arrives at the age of discretion, the child has the right in the church to receive both sacraments.
    • The age of discretion comes individually, around seven years, when common bread can be distinguished from the Eucharistic bread, the true Body of Christ.
    • He said your client had reached the age of discretion, Mr Toomey.
    • The abuses which we are condemning are due to the fact that they who distinguished one age of discretion for Penance and another for the Eucharist did so in error.
    • If any person arrived at the age of discretion profanely curse or swear or get drunk in public, he shall be fined by a justice one dollar for each offense.
    • Church Canon Law states: ‘All the faithful who have reached the age of discretion are bound faithfully to confess their grave sins at lease once a year.’
    • It changes the current temporary norm, which is to confirm children ordinarily between the age of discretion and about 18.
    • The first case of the child of the age of discretion, under the Act that child cannot exercise that decision; it is a decision of the parent.
    • Between 7 and 14, called the dubious age of discretion, the child is still presumed to be incapable, but the presumption is not conclusive.
    • They selected an age range between the age of discretion and 16, to be determined by the diocesan bishop with respect to legitimate exceptions given in canon 891.
    • The girls having reached the age of discretion, had, of their own volition, accompanied the men of their choice, the Bench said.
    • The custom of the Latin rite makes ‘the age of discretion’ the reference point for receiving Confirmation.
 
 

Definition of age of discretion in US English:

age of discretion

noun
  • The age at which someone is considered able to manage their own affairs or take responsibility for their actions.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When he arrives at the age of discretion, the child has the right in the church to receive both sacraments.
    • The abuses which we are condemning are due to the fact that they who distinguished one age of discretion for Penance and another for the Eucharist did so in error.
    • He said your client had reached the age of discretion, Mr Toomey.
    • Church Canon Law states: ‘All the faithful who have reached the age of discretion are bound faithfully to confess their grave sins at lease once a year.’
    • The girls having reached the age of discretion, had, of their own volition, accompanied the men of their choice, the Bench said.
    • It changes the current temporary norm, which is to confirm children ordinarily between the age of discretion and about 18.
    • Between 7 and 14, called the dubious age of discretion, the child is still presumed to be incapable, but the presumption is not conclusive.
    • The custom of the Latin rite makes ‘the age of discretion’ the reference point for receiving Confirmation.
    • Consequently the United States as a nation enjoys one of the world's widest ranges of ages for the conferral of confirmation: from the age of discretion to about the age of 16.
    • If any person arrived at the age of discretion profanely curse or swear or get drunk in public, he shall be fined by a justice one dollar for each offense.
    • They selected an age range between the age of discretion and 16, to be determined by the diocesan bishop with respect to legitimate exceptions given in canon 891.
    • After attaining the age of discretion, each of the faithful is bound to confess serious sins at least once a year.
    • The first case of the child of the age of discretion, under the Act that child cannot exercise that decision; it is a decision of the parent.
    • It held that in the two cases before it, the girls had reached the age of discretion and had, of their own volition, accompanied men of their choice.
    • Females were judged to have reached the age of discretion for purposes of bequeathing a personal estate at 12 years.
    • The age of discretion comes individually, around seven years, when common bread can be distinguished from the Eucharistic bread, the true Body of Christ.
 
 
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