adultery

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈdʌltəri/

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Noun

Singular adultery

Plural adulteries

1. Adultery is the act of having sex between a married person and someone who is not that person's wife or husband.

   He found out that his wife had committed adultery and divorced her.

   Adultery is a class I felony in Wisconsin.

Related words

• adulterer