adultery
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Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her legal partner.
It is almost universally recognized as grounds for divorce in the US, and is a punishable offence in some states. The legal definition of adultery varies: in some states both parties have to be married (to other people); in others it is adultery if the woman is married but not if only the man is married, and so on.
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It is almost universally recognized as grounds for divorce in the US, and is a punishable offence in some states. The legal definition of adultery varies: in some states both parties have to be married (to other people); in others it is adultery if the woman is married but not if only the man is married, and so on.
This article is © Research Machines plc 2009. All rights reserved. Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc.
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