adultery
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry
- Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the sixth/seventh commandment; sinful sexual behavior as a category.
- Faithlessness in religion.
- The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
- The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
- Adulteration; corruption.
- Injury; degradation; ruin.
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