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Emission
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EMISSION, med. jur. The act by which any matter whatever is thrown from the body; thus it is usual to say, emission of urine, emission of semen, &c.
     2. In cases of rape, when the fact of penetration is proved, it may be left to the jury whether emission did or did not take place. Proof of emission would perhaps be held to be evidence of penetration. Addis. R. 143; 2 So. Car. Const. R. 351; 2 Chitty, Crim. Law, 810; 1 Beck's Med. Jur. 140 1 Russ. C. & M. 560; 1 East, P. C. 437.



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Although it's a normal process of the male body, one of the most common issues adolescent boys are ashamed to talk about is nocturnal emissions or "wet dreams," which are an ejaculation of semen -- not urine -- that dampens the sheets or clothing.
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