Megan's Law Definition

mĕgənz

noun

Any of various state or local statutes requiring that public notification be given of the whereabouts of persons who have been convicted of certain sexual crimes.

Webster's New World

A statute that requires sex offenders to register with local authorities and requires publication of information about them (including their residence in the community) to the public.

Webster's New World Law

Origin of Megan's Law

After Megan Kanka (1986–1993), whose rape and murder by a convicted sex offender led to the passage of such laws

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition