incest
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
the crime of sexual intercourse, cohabitation, or marriage between persons within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity wherein marriage is legally forbidden.
Origin of incest
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British Dictionary definitions for incest
/ (ˈɪnsɛst) /
sexual intercourse between two persons commonly regarded as too closely related to marry
Origin of incest
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for incest
Sexual relations between relatives who are forbidden by law to marry; for example, between father and daughter or mother and son.
Notes for incest
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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