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Adultery Common

Adultery has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

"adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"

2

Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.

"The discovery of his late-night texts to another woman turned out to be proof of adultery, which ultimately led to the collapse of our marriage."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
extramarital sex
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