Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Incest

n. Sexual relations between family members or close relatives, including children related by adoption. 0 Incest was not a crime under English common law but was punished as an ecclesiastical offense. Modern statutes make it a felony. - incestuous, adj.

incestuosi

[Law Latin] Hist. Children begotten incestuously. Cf. ADULTERINI.

incestuous adultery

adultery between relatives; adultery committed by persons who are closely related.