Megan's Law

[mey-guhnz]

1. any of various laws aimed at people convicted of sex-related crimes, requiring community notification of the release of offenders, establishment of a registry of offenders, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Megan's Law¹

1990–95; after Megan Kanka, young New Jersey girl killed by a previously convicted child molester

Example Sentences

Detectives found a screenshot of Brimmer’s address from the Megan’s Law website taken on Suresh’s phone just 45 minutes before they received the 911 call, according to the documents.

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Sarah's Law followed a similar scheme, Megan's Law, in the United States.

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The group also conducts a Megan’s Law search.

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He was convicted of attempting to commit a lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 and is listed on the Megan’s Law website.

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That same impact is felt in "Hiss" with lines like "Aye, these h**s don't be mad at Megan/These h**s mad at Megan's Law," which increased awareness around laws protecting abused children.

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