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crime against nature

crime a·gainst na·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krahym uh-genst, uh-geynst ney-cher]
    • /kraɪm əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst ˈneɪ tʃər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krahym uh-genst, uh-geynst ney-cher]
    • /kraɪm əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst ˈneɪ tʃər/

Definitions of crime against nature words

  • noun crime against nature Law. sodomy. 1
  • noun crime against nature any act considered to be against the laws or designs of nature or one's religious teachings. 1
  • noun crime against nature (law) Any of various sexual deviations that, at one time or another, have been considered to be so unnatural as to be illegal. 0
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Origin of crime against nature

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Crime against nature

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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crime against nature popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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