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   Meg·an's Law

   /ˈmeɡ(ə)nz ˌlô/

   

   noun

   • 1. a law requiring authorities to notify communities of the whereabouts of convicted sex offenders. It was first enacted by New Jersey in 1995.

   Word Origin named after Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old New Jersey girl murdered by a neighbor who was a convicted sex offender.

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