Some areas call this the age of sexual consent; others the age of consent; and even others, the age at which one cannot be convicted for  statutory rape  (also age of protection and age of sexual maturity). Read the DEFINITIONS page.
buryverb [ T ] uk â /Ëber.i/ us â /Ëber.i/. B1 to put a dead body into the ground: His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill. See also. burial. B2 to put something into a hole in the ground and cover it: The dog trotted off to bury its bone. buried treasure. âº usually passive to cover something or someone completely with a large quantity of something:
(pÉËl) n. 1. a cloth covering, usually black, spread over a coffin or tomb. 2. a coffin, esp during the funeral ceremony. 3. a dark heavy covering; shroud: the clouds formed a pall over the sky. 4. a depressing or oppressive atmosphere: her bereavement cast a pall on the party.