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ALL meanings of adultery

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  • uncountable noun adultery If a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone that they are not married to. 3
  • noun adultery voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man or woman and a partner other than the legal spouse 3
  • noun adultery voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and a woman not his wife, or between a married woman and a man not her husband 3
  • noun adultery law: extramarital sex 1
  • noun adultery infidelity 1
  • noun plural adultery voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse. 1
  • noun adultery Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse. 1
  • noun adultery Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. 0
  • noun adultery (biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment. 0
  • noun adultery (biblical) Faithlessness in religion. 0
  • noun adultery (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery. 0
  • noun adultery (ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop. 0
  • noun adultery (Political economy) adulteration; corruption. 0
  • noun adultery (Obsolete (No longer in use)) injury; degradation; ruin. 0
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