Adultery - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition adultery

adultery

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: voluntary sexual activity (as sexual intercourse) between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband
;also
: the crime of adultery compare fornication
adul·ter·er [ə-dəl-tə-rər]
n

adul·ter·ess [-tə-rəs]
n