- double adultery
- Adultery committed where both parties to the offense are married persons. Hunter v United States (Wis) 1 Pinney 91.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
double adultery
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double adultery — Adultery A*dul ter*y, n.; pl. {Adulteries}. [L. adulterium. See {Advoutry}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
double adultery — Adultery committed by two persons each of whom is married to another as distinguished from single adultery, where one of the participants is unmarried … Black's law dictionary
double adultery — Adultery committed by two persons each of whom is married to another as distinguished from single adultery, where one of the participants is unmarried … Black's law dictionary
Adultery — A*dul ter*y, n.; pl. {Adulteries}. [L. adulterium. See {Advoutry}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adultery — (n.) voluntary violation of the marriage bed, c.1300, avoutrie, from O.Fr. avouterie (12c.), noun of condition from avoutre, from L. adulterare to corrupt (see ADULTERATION (Cf. adulteration)). Modern spelling, with the re inserted d , is from… … Etymology dictionary
Adultery — • The article considers adultery with reference only to morality Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Adultery Adultery † … Catholic encyclopedia
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single adultery — Adultery A*dul ter*y, n.; pl. {Adulteries}. [L. adulterium. See {Advoutry}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adultery — Rejecting the polygamous sexual double standard of pre socialist China, the Maoist state sought to prohibit adultery by both sexes. An adulterer might be forced to make a public self criticism, or be demoted or even dismissed from a work unit.… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
double standard — noun an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑ethic, ↑ethical code • Hyponyms: ↑double standard of sexual behavior * * * noun, pl ⋯ dards [count] : a situation in which two people … Useful english dictionary
