Tag: Crimes Against Sexuality
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Adultery
Adultery, voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than the lawful spouse. (1) Description of Adultery Resources See Also Illicit cohabitation Resources See Also Fornication; Infidelity Adultery Divorce Resources Notes and References Encarta Online […]
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Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law
Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law Details of the Encyclopedia ISBN-13:9781933116570 Publisher:Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Publication date:09/21/2006 Pages:368 About the author of this Encyclopedia Robert L. Maddex is an attorney specializing in international law who serves as an advisor on constitutional procedures and issues. He is the author of Congressional Quarterly’s Constitutions of the World,…
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Fornication
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Sexual Morality: FornicationIntroduction to FornicationUnmarried people who have sexual intercourse or who cohabitate (live together as sexual partners) commit fornication. In the few jurisdictions that retain this as a crime, it is generally unenforced…
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Incest
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Sexual Morality: IncestIntroduction to IncestThe statutory crime of incest consists of either cohabitation or sexual intercourse between closely related persons, such as between parent and child or between siblings. Jurisdictions vary in their definitio…
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Sodomy
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Sexual Morality: SodomyIntroduction to SodomyThe crime of sodomy encompasses a variety of sexual acts. Sodomy may be committed by human partners of either the same or opposite sex, or between a human and an animal (bestiality). It may be done either by …
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Crimes Against Sexual Morality
Criminal Law: Crimes Against Sexual Morality:Introduction to Crimes Against Sexual MoralityA number of crimes involve sexual conduct. Rape, which has already been discussed as a crime against the person, is sometimes classified among these crimes. Fornication and adultery, in juris…