Adultery

Adultery

Adultery (also called philandery, anglicised from Latin adulterium) is sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than the spouse. Religious and legal interpretations of what constitutes adultery vary widely.

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    “There are few who would not rather be taken in adultery than in provincialism.”
    —Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)

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