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).
Nearby words
statutory crime, statutory declaration, statutory law, statutory offense, statutory order, statutory rape, statvolt, staubach, staudinger, stauffenberg, staumrel
Origin of statutory rape
First recorded in 1930–35
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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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