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rape shield

rape shield noun: any of various laws barring a defendant on a criminal charge of rape from introducing evidence that goes to the alleged rape victim's sexual behavior unrelated to the encounter from which the charge arose.

Noun

rape shield (plural rape shields)

  1. Any of various laws barring a defendant on a criminal charge of rape from introducing evidence that goes to the alleged rape victim's sexual behavior unrelated to the encounter from which the charge arose.

Forms of rape shield

pluralrape shields

Questions about rape shield

What does rape shield mean?
Rape shield means any of various laws barring a defendant on a criminal charge of rape from introducing evidence that goes to the alleged rape victim's sexual behavior unrelated to the encounter from which the charge arose.
What part of speech is rape shield?
Rape shield is a noun.
What is the plural of rape shield?
The plural of rape shield is rape shields.

Words near rape shield in the dictionary

  1. rape play
  2. rape rack
  3. rape racks
  4. rape seed
  5. rape seeds
  6. rape shield
  7. rape shields
  8. rape test kit
  9. rape test kits
  10. rape tool
  11. rape tools

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