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- Dictionaryadultery/əˈdʌlt(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse: "she was committing adultery with a much younger man"
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The meaning of ADULTERY is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than that person's current spouse or partner; also : an act of adultery. How to use adultery in a sentence.
ADULTERY definition: 1. sex between a married man or woman and someone he or she is not married to: 2. sex between a…. Learn more.
Adultery is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds. Although the sexual activities that constitute adultery vary, as well as the social, religious, and legal consequences, the concept exists in many cultures and shares some similarities in Christianity, Judaism and Islam. [1]
Adultery is a consensual sexual relationship or encounter between someone who’s married and a person they’re not married to (who may or may not be married to someone else). In other words, it can be between two people who are both married to other people, or between a married person and a nonmarried person.
adultery, sexual relations between a married person and someone other than the spouse. Written or customary prohibitions or taboos against adultery constitute part of the marriage code of virtually every society.
Adultery is a word for cheating — cheating on your spouse with another person. Adultery isn’t a crime, but some people consider it a sin. If two people are dating, and one fools around with someone else, it's not adultery. Only married people can commit adultery.
noun. /əˈdʌltəri/ [uncountable] sex between a married person and somebody who is not their husband or wife. He was accused of committing adultery. Topics Family and relationships c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
