Statutory Rape
(n) Statutory rape is the sexual intercourse with a female, whether or not she has consented to such an action, who was neither a child nor reached the age of consent.
Statutory rape
The common law definition of rape has not proven adequate to reflect modern values. It is limited to sex without consent and with a woman, and only where the victim is not the wife of the rapist.
statutory rape
n. sexual intercourse with a female below the legal age of consent but above the age of a child, even if the female gave her consent, did not resist and/or mutually participated.
Statutory rape
A definition of rape defined by statute rather than common law. It includes wider definitions to reflect modern values.
Statutory rape
Definition - Noun
: rape consisting of sexual intercourse with a person beneath an age (as 14 years) specified by statute ...
Related Terms: Statutory Rape
Many states have changed this basic definition to include sex with a minor (with or without consent; also known as statutory rape), sex with a man without his consent, ...
See also: date rape statutory rape
The People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill Publisher Fine Communications ...
But many states have changed this basic definition to include sex with a minor (with or without consent; also known as statutory rape), sex with a man without his consent, or exempting men who force their wives to have sex.
For example, state law may require a person to be over the age of 14 to make a valid will, or may define the crime of statutory rape as sex with a person under the age of 16.
[1] It may be criticized by remarking that if murder and rape may be considered generally defined as crimes, the inclusion of different behaviors that can be punished under such indictments are culturally variable (see marital rape, statutory rape, ...
 See also: State, Statutory, Rape, Crime, Person
  
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