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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.

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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