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Meanings of age of accountability in English

Russian
возраст наступления уголовной ответственности
Portuguese
idade penal
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Age below which a child is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence.

возраст наступления уголовной ответственности
Usage of age of accountability in English
1
The parent, then, is the natural trainer and educator of the child, particularly during the dependent period before the age of accountability is reached.
Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training
2
Mr Callaghan told the seminar, on the age of accountability, it was not the function of directors to manage or tell others how to manage.
The Irish Times