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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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Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than that person's current spouse or partner. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and legal implications of adultery from Merriam-Webster.
Adultery is sex between a married person and someone who is not their spouse. Learn more about this term, its synonyms, antonyms, and translations in different languages.
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 is sexual relations between a married person and someone other than the spouse. Learn about the history, culture, and law of adultery in different societies and religions.
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.
Adultery is sex between a married person and somebody who is not their husband or wife. Learn how to pronounce, use and collocate this word with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary app.
