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1. (n.) incest
sexual relations between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law or religion to marry.
2. incest
the crime of sexual relations, cohabitation, or marriage between such persons.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < L incestus (n.) sexual impurity, der. of incestus (adj.) profane, sexually impure =in-in-3+castuschaste)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) incest
sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) incest
the crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. incest
Sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry.
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