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Definition of Carnal abuse
1. Noun. Any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse).
2. Noun. Sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carnal Abuse
Literary usage of Carnal abuse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Commentaries on the Law of Statutory Crimes: Including the Written Laws and by Joel Prentiss Bishop (1901)
"Rape and carnal abuse, as common-law offenses within this distinction, are treated
of in " Criminal Law " and " Criminal Procedure."2 We shall here consider ..."
2. Commentaries on the Criminal Law by Joel Prentiss Bishop (1877)
"carnal abuse of Children. § 1133. Old English statutes. — There are English
statutes, the early ones — as 18 Eliz. c. 7, § 4, already cited* — being ..."
3. The Penal Code of California: Enacted in 1872; as Amended Up to and by California, Walter Scott Brann (1903)
"Chapter I. Rape, Abduction, carnal abuse of Children, and Seduction, §§ 261-269.
II. Abandonment, and Neglect of Children, §§ 270-272. III. ..."
4. The Penal Code of the State of New York: In Force December 1, 1882, as by New York (State) (1885)
"Rape, abduction, carnal abuse of children, and seduction. III. Abandonment and
neglect of children. V. Bigamy, incest and the crime against nature. VI. ..."
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