Under FCA 102, the term 'Child' means an individual over or under the age of ______.

Under FCA 102, the term 'Child' means an individual over or under the age of ______.

• A. Majority
• B. Eighteen
• C. Seventeen
• D. Minority

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is how the law defines a “child” in relation to the age of adulthood. In legal terms, the age that marks when someone is no longer a minor is called the age of majority. So the word that fits the blank is majority, because it names the threshold that separates minors from adults. While many statutes set the age of majority at 18, the key idea is the threshold itself, not a fixed number. Using a specific number would lock the definition to that one jurisdiction or context, whereas the term majority signals the general concept. Minority would be the opposite status (being under adulthood), and the other numbers would not capture the defining threshold.

The concept being tested is how the law defines a “child” in relation to the age of adulthood. In legal terms, the age that marks when someone is no longer a minor is called the age of majority. So the word that fits the blank is majority, because it names the threshold that separates minors from adults. While many statutes set the age of majority at 18, the key idea is the threshold itself, not a fixed number. Using a specific number would lock the definition to that one jurisdiction or context, whereas the term majority signals the general concept. Minority would be the opposite status (being under adulthood), and the other numbers would not capture the defining threshold.