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adultery

/əˈdʌltəɹi/noun4 syllables

Adultery means: extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations.

Synonyms for adultery3

noun, as in extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

criminal conversation, fornication

also used for adultery

advowtry

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What does adultery mean?1

noun

1

extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations“adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Adultery in a sentence

  • According to many religions, adultery is a crime.Grayster
  • Adolescence is the stage between puberty and adultery.carlosalberto
  • Sami has written a wonderful book about adultery.OsoHombre
  • My grandfather believes he would be killed by a thunderbolt if he committed adultery.LeeSooHa
  • He was sentenced to thirty lashes for committing adultery.Topkek
  • She can put you in jail for adultery.carlosalberto
  • The penis is what commits adultery.unknown
  • Adultery was a ground for divorce.vvv123

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of adultery

as a noun

plural
adulteries