Romeo and Juliet law
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the names of the young lovers in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
Noun[edit]
Romeo and Juliet law (plural Romeo and Juliet laws)
- 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.