Adultery

  • 21adultery — /adaltariy/ Voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with a person other than the offender s husband or wife, or by a person with a person who is married to another. See e.g. Wisc.St. 944.16. This crime, which is variously defined and… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 22adultery — /adaltariy/ Voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with a person other than the offender s husband or wife, or by a person with a person who is married to another. See e.g. Wisc.St. 944.16. This crime, which is variously defined and… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 23adultery — noun (plural teries) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of avoutrie, from Anglo French avulterie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer, back formation from adulterare Date: 15th century voluntary sexual intercourse betw …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24adultery — The seventh (or sixth, according to the Jewish reckoning, followed in Catholic Bibles) commandment (Exod. 20:14) forbade adultery, and the prescribed penalty was death (Deut. 22:22). The reference is not to any sort of extramarital sex but to… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 25adultery — a|dul|ter|y [əˈdʌltəri] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: avoutrie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer , from adulterare; ADULTERATE] sex between someone who is married and someone who is not their wife or husband ▪ She had …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26adultery — UK [əˈdʌlt(ə)rɪ] / US [əˈdʌltərɪ] noun [uncountable] sex that takes place between a married person and someone who is not their husband or wife They were divorced on the grounds of adultery …

    English dictionary

  • 27adultery —    This word (from the Latin adulterare, meaning to corrupt ) refers to marital infidelity or sexual relations between two people, at least one of whom is married to another person. Adultery, which is a betrayal of the vows of marriage, is… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 28Adultery (Dog Fashion Disco album) — Adultery Studio album by Dog Fashion Disco Released April 4, 2006 Recorded Augu …

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  • 29Adultery in literature — The theme of adultery features in a wide range of literature through the ages. This is hardly surprising, as the fact of adultery has been a part of the human existence for as long as there has been marriage. As a theme it automatically brings… …

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  • 30Adultery (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Adultery Type = studio Artist = Dog Fashion Disco Released = April 4, 2006 Recorded = August 2005 January 2006 Genre = Experimental rock, avant garde metal Length = 50:28 Label = Rotten Records Producer = Steve Wright… …

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