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Definition of statutory rape noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

statutory rape

noun
 
/ˌstætʃətri ˈreɪp/
 
/ˌstætʃətɔːri ˈreɪp/
 [uncountable] (North American English, law)
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  1. the crime of having sex with somebody who is not legally old enoughTopics Crime and punishmentc2
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