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romeo and juliet law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
romeo and juli-et law
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Romeo and Juliet laws (plural)

Questions

What does romeo and juliet law mean?
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.
Where does romeo and juliet law come from?
From the names of the young lovers in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

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