Romeo and Juliet law

English

Noun

Romeo and Juliet law (plural Romeo and Juliet laws)

  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.
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