COITUS; COPULATION; THE ACT OF A MAN HAVING SEXUAL BODILY CONNECTIONS WITH A WOMAN; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE OF A CHILD IS UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH A FEMALE CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF CONSENT. IT IS A STATUTORY CRIME, USUALLY A FELONY. SUCH OFFENSE IS POPULARLY KNOWN AS "STATUTORY RAPE".

Black's Law Dictionary, 5th addition

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