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Megan’s Law definition

☆ Meg·an’s Law (meg′ənz, mā′gənz)

any of various statutes requiring that public notification be given of the whereabouts of persons who have been convicted of certain sexual crimes

Etymology: after Megan Kanka, 7-year-old N.J. girl raped and murdered in 1994 by a neighbor previously incarcerated for child molestation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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