adultery: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	extramarital coitus • marital infidelity

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The Code of Hammurabi diorite stela, with carved figures at the top showing Hammurabi seated with cuneiform inscriptions below.

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human sexual activity obscenity celibacy rape prostitution Sexual assault sadomasochism incest pedophilia ephebophilia harem