as in cheating
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
adultery is the cause of many divorces
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Recent Examples of adultery
Kramer filed for divorce from Caussin, 37, in 2021, citing adultery and inappropriate marital conduct.
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Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Women also faced harsher legal penalties for committing adultery.
—Emily Dyer, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2014
Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock and committed adultery.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
In these stories, knowledge itself functions a bit like the heroine’s extramarital affair in the novel of adultery.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Women also faced harsher legal penalties for committing adultery.
—Emily Dyer, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2014
Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock and committed adultery.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
In these stories, knowledge itself functions a bit like the heroine’s extramarital affair in the novel of adultery.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Adultery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adultery. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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