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ADULTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
Example:
adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce
Synonyms:
adultery; criminal conversation; fornication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("adultery" is a kind of...):
extramarital sex; free love (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)
Derivation:
adulterer (someone who commits adultery or fornication)
adulterous (not faithful to a spouse or lover)
adulterous (characterized by adultery)
