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Crime against nature |
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crime against nature n. an old fashioned term for sodomy (anal sexual intercourse), which has been a crime in most states. Several states have removed consensual anal intercourse between consenting adults from the crime. However, in Indiana an ex-wife insisted on a criminal charge of sodomy being filed against her former husband, even though the act was consensual and during their marriage, and was convicted. The term is also applied to sexual intercourse between a human and an animal (bestiality) which is a crime in most states. (See: sodomy, bestiality) CRIME AGAINST NATURE. Sodomy. It is a crime not fit to be named; peccatum horribile, inter christianos non nominandum. 4 Bl. Com. 214. See Sodomy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This is a crime against nature for we surfers and potential clients are not normally trained as professional contortionists. Before you know what happened, your vessel will grow an ecosystem so complex that, while your boat may become a good subject for an undersea wildlife documentary, it would be a crime against nature to attempt to move her. Webster's 1828 dictionary defined "sodomy" simply as "a crime against nature. |
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