Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rape shield

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: rape shield
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various laws barring a defendant on a criminal charge of rape from introducing evidence that goes to the alleged rape victim's sexual behavior unrelated to the encounter from which the charge arose.

Inflected Forms

rape shields (plural)

Questions

What does rape shield mean?: Any of various laws barring a defendant on a criminal charge of rape from introducing evidence that goes to the alleged rape victim's sexual behavior unrelated to the encounter from which the charge arose.

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