[Ads-l] Antedating of "Date Rape"

[Shapiro, Fred]

date rape (OED 15 Nov. 1973)

1973 American Criminal Law Review Winter 354 (HeinOnline)

It would be wise to adopt a distinction between "date rape" and "stranger rape" since jurors are likely to adopt such a distinction on their own.

Fred Shapiro

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