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Sexual intercourse, the dictionary meaning of the words 'sexual intercourse' is heterosexual inter-course involving penetration of the vagina by the penis, Sakshi v. Union of India, (2004) 5 SCC 518; see also Koppula Venkata Rao v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2004) 3 SCC 602. (Indian Penal Code, s. 375)...
rape
rape raped rap·ing [Latin rapere to seize and take away by force] : to commit rape on rap·er n rap·ist n n : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception see also statutory rape NOTE: The common-law crime of rape involved a man having carnal knowledge of a woman not his wife through force and against her will, and required at least slight penetration of the penis into the vagina. While some states maintain essentially this definition of rape, most have broadened its scope esp. in terms of the sex of the persons and the nature of the acts involved. Marital status is usually irrelevant. Moreover, the crime is codified under various names, including first degree sexual assault sexual battery unlawful sexual i...
Rape
Rape, extends also to the forcible sexual intercourse by a woman with a man, as well as the offence of rape as defined in the Indian Penal Code speaks only of forcible sexual intercourse by a man with a woman, Anil Kumar Mahsi v. Union of India, (1994) 5 SCC 704.Rape, is the carnal knowledge of any woman, above the age of particular years, against her will; or of a woman child, under that age, with or against her will' (Hale PC 628).Rape, or 'raptus' is when a man hath carnal knowledge of a woman by force and against her will (Co-Litt. 123-b).The offence of rape in its simplest term is 'the ravishment of a woman, without her consent, by force, fear or fraud', or as 'the carnal knowledge of a woman by force against her will'. 'Rape' or 'raptus' is when a man hath carnal knowledge of a woman by force and against her will (Co. Litt. 123-b); or as expressed more fully, 'rape is the carnal knowledge of any woman, above the age of particular years, against her will; or of a woman child, unde...
incest
incest [Latin incestus sexual impurity, from incestus impure, from in- not + castus pure] : sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry ;also : the crime of engaging in such sexual intercourse ...
sodomy
sodomy [Anglo-French sodomie sexual intercourse between men, from Old French, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom, from the supposed homosexual practices of the men of the city in Genesis 19:1-11] : the crime of oral or anal sexual contact or penetration between persons or of sexual intercourse between a person and an animal ;esp : the crime of forcing another person to perform oral or anal sex sod·om·ize [sÄ -də-mīz] vt ...
statutory rape
statutory rape : rape consisting of sexual intercourse with a person beneath an age (as 14 years) specified by statute NOTE: Many state statutes also specify a minimum age of the perpetrator or an age differential (as at least four years) between the perpetrator and the victim. Consent of the victim and belief that the victim is of the age of consent are usually considered immaterial. Statutory rape is now codified under various names, such as rape in the second degree rape in the third degree unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, and criminal sexual conduct in the second degree. ...
Prostitution
Prostitution, the word 'prostitution' mean an act of promiscuous sexual intercourse for hire or offer or agreement to perform an act of sexual intercourse or any unlawful sexual act for hire, Gaurav Jain v. Union of India, AIR 1997 SC 3021 (3033): (1997) 8 SCC 114. [Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, s. 2(f)]...
assault
assault [Old French assaut, literally, attack, ultimately from Latin assultus, from assilire to leap (on), attack] 1 : the crime or tort of threatening or attempting to inflict immediate offensive physical contact or bodily harm that one has the present ability to inflict and that puts the victim in fear of such harm or contact compare battery 2 : the crime of assault accompanied by battery ;specif : sexual assault in this entry called also assault and battery aggravated assault : a criminal assault accompanied by aggravating factors: as a : a criminal assault that is committed with an intent to cause or that causes serious bodily injury esp. through the use of a dangerous weapon b : a criminal assault accompanied by the intent to commit or the commission of a felony (as rape) compare simple assault in this entry assault with intent : a criminal assault committed with the intent to commit another specified crime [assault with intent to rob] [assault with intent to kill] civ...
Sexual
Of or pertaining to sex or the sexes distinguishing sex peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes proceeding from or based upon sex as sexual characteristics sexual intercourse connection or commerce sexual desire sexual diseases sexual generation...
Fornication
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...
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