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sɛstnoun
1.
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
2.
the crime of sexual intercourse, cohabitation, or marriage between persons within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity wherein marriage is legally forbidden.
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incest
early 13c., "the crime of sexual intercourse between near kindred," from L. incestum "unchastity," also specifically "sex between close relatives," noun use of neut. adj. incestus "unchaste, impure," from in- "not" + castus "pure" (see caste). In early use also in ref. to
EXPAND sexual relations or marriage with one under a vow of chastity (sometimes distinguished as spiritual incest).
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Medical Dictionary
incest in·cest (ĭn'sěst')
n.
Sexual relations between persons who are so closely related that their marriage is illegal or forbidden by custom.
The statutory crime of sexual relations with such a near relative.
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Cultural Dictionary
incest definition
Sexual relations between relatives who are forbidden by law to marry; for example, between father and daughter or mother and son.
Note: Though each society has its own system for determining the range of people who fall into this category, every society has an incest taboo of some sort.
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