Phrase guide

statutory rape

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An illegal act of sexual intercourse by an adult with a person under the legal age of consent for sex, or with another adult who is not able to consent because of intellectual disability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carnal abuse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rape, violation, assault, ravishment

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُجَامَعَة قَاصِر — intercourse with a minor
  • Bulgarian: блудство (bludstvo) — intercourse with a minor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法定強姦 /法定强奸 (fǎdìng qiángjiān) — intercourse with a minor
  • Dutch: sex met minderjarige — intercourse with a minor
  • Finnish: lapsenraiskaus — intercourse with a minor
  • Finnish: törkeä lapsen seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttö — intercourse with a minor
  • Finnish: törkeä seksuaalinen hyväksikäyttö — intercourse with a minor
  • French: délit d'atteinte sexuelle sur mineurs — intercourse with a minor
  • Greek: αποπλάνηση ανηλίκου (apoplánisi anilíkou) — intercourse with a minor
  • Hungarian: fiatalkorú sérelmére elkövetett nemi erőszak — intercourse with a minor
  • Polish: gwałt w sensie prawnym — intercourse with a minor
  • Portuguese: estupro presumido — intercourse with a minor
  • Spanish: estupro — intercourse with a minor
  • Swedish: samlag med minderårig — intercourse with a minor