Wolfenden Report

/ (ˈwʊlfəndən) /

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noun

a study produced in 1957 by the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution in Britain, which recommended that homosexual relations between consenting adults be legalized

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Word Origin for Wolfenden Report

C20: named after Baron John Frederick Wolfenden (1906–85), who chaired the Committee

Words nearby Wolfenden Report

wolf dog, Wolfe, Wolfeboro, wolf-eel, Wolfe graft, Wolfenden Report, Wolfensohn, wolfer, Wolff, Wolf-Ferrari, Wolffian

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At last the report of several rifles from the island of trees gave us a clue to the mystery.
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Mrs. Charmington hastened to spread the report that his Royal Highness was seriously smitten.
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