Romeo and Juliet law

English

Etymology

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

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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