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View synonyms for statutory rape

statutory rape

noun

, U.S. Law.
  1. sexual intercourse or other sexual relations with a person under the legal age of consent, which age varies in different states. rape 1( def 1 ).

statutory rape

noun

  1. (in the US) the criminal offence of having sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of statutory rape1

First recorded in 1930–35

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