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fornication
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for·ni·ca·tion (fôrn-kshn)
n.
Sexual intercourse between partners who are not married to each other.
forni·cate v.
fornication
[fôr′nikā′shən]
Etymology: L, fornix, arch
(in law) sexual intercourse between two people who are not married to each other. The specific legal definition varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In some, both persons are unmarried; in some, one is unmarried; in some, the charge is adultery rather than fornication if the woman is married, regardless of the man's marital status.
fornication
Coitus. Cf Formication.


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