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Incest : (noun)
1: sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to
marry (as between a parent and a child)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Incest : \In"cest\, n. [F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity,
incest, fr. incestus unchaste; pref. in- not _ castus chaste.
See Chaste.]
The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons
related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by
law. --Shak.
Spiritual incest. (Eccl. Law)
(a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who
have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or
confirmation.
(b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two
benefices, the one depending on the collation of the
other.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Incest : Incest: Sexual activity between individuals so closely related that marriage is prohibited. Incest involving a child is a form of child abuse .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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