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Meaning of 'Adultery'
Meaning of 'Adultery' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Adultery 
[ n.]
- The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage
bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or
voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman with another than her
husband. [ n.]- Adulteration; corruption.
- Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
- Faithlessness in religion.
- The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of adultery.
- The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
- Injury; degradation; ruin.
Meaning of 'Adultery' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. adultery [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
- extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
Example in sentence:
- adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce
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