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niyad

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8. If the person is under 18, then, legally, he is a minor child.

Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #2)

Sat May 23, 2026, 08:05 PM

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However, I am inclined to agree with Aristus. I think about the murdering menendez brothers, who were consistently referred to as "boys", though they were both adults.

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