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Definition of Fornication
1. Noun. Voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other.
2. Noun. Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations. "Adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"
Generic synonyms: Extramarital Sex, Free Love
Derivative terms: Adulterer, Adulterous, Adulterous
Definition of Fornication
1. n. Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery.
Definition of Fornication
1. Noun. sexual intercourse, especially on the part of an unmarried person. ¹
2. Noun. (legal) The act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman which does not by law amount to adultery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fornication
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Medical Definition of Fornication
1. 1. Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery. In England, the offense, though cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts, was not at common law subject to secular prosecution. In the United States it is indictable in some States at common law, in others only by statute. 2. Adultery. Incest. Idolatry. Origin: F. Fornication, L. Fornicatio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fornication
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