"rape shield" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rape shields [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-rape_shield-en-noun-3j83k5MK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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