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adultery

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Noun

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

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