English Explanatory Dictionary

Romeo and Juliet law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A law that reduces the penalty for voluntary sexual intercourse that would otherwise be statutory rape, typically where the age gap between the participants is no more than a few years.

Word forms

Romeo and Juliet law Romeo and Juliet laws

Etymology

From the names of the young lovers in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

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