| 词汇 | megan-s law |
| 词源 | Megan’s Law. In 1994 seven-year-old Megan Kanka was murdered by a previously convicted child molester who lived near her New Jersey home. Public outrage led to a state law al- lowing police to notify residents if a convicted sex offender moves into the neighborhood. Two years later, a federal court made such notification mandatory. |
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