statutory rape

noun U.S. Law.

sexual intercourse or other sexual relations with a person under the legal age of consent, which age varies in different states.See also rape1(def 1).

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Origin of statutory rape

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby statutory rape

statutory crime, statutory declaration, statutory law, statutory offense, statutory order, statutory rape, statvolt, staubach, staudinger, stauffenberg, staumrel
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British Dictionary definitions for statutory rape

statutory rape

noun

(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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