Fornication in United States
Fornication Definition
In criminal law. Unlawful carnal knowledge by an unmarried person of another, whether the latter be married or unmarried. Fornication is distinguished from “adultery” by the fact that the guilty person is not married. Four cases of unlawful intercourse may arise: Where both parties are married; where the man only is married; where the woman only is married; where neither is married. In the first case, such intercourse must be adultery; in the second case the crime is fornication only on the part of the woman, but adultery on the part of the man; in the third case it is adultery in the woman, and fornication (by statute, in some states, adultery) in the man; in the last case it is fornication only in both parties. In some states it is indictable by statute. 6 Vt. 311; 2 Tayl. (N. C.) 165; 2 Grat. (Va.) 555.
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In criminal law. Unlawful carnal knowledge by an unmarried person of another, whether the latter be married or unmarried. Fornication is distinguished from “adultery” by the fact that the guilty person is not married. Four cases of unlawful intercourse may arise: Where both parties are married; where the man only is married; where the woman only is married; where neither is married. In the first case, such intercourse must be adultery; in the second case the crime is fornication only on the part of the woman, but adultery on the part of the man; in the third case it is adultery in the woman, and fornication (by statute, in some states, adultery) in the man; in the last case it is fornication only in both parties. In some states it is indictable by statute. 6 Vt. 311; 2 Tayl. (N. C.) 165; 2 Grat. (Va.) 555.
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Continuity and Change in Premarital Sex in Vietnam, International Family Planning Perspectives; December 1, 2006; Ghuman, Sharon Loi, Vu Manh Huy, Vu Tuan Knodel, John
Virginity, Sex, Money and Desire: Premarital Sexual Behaviour of Youths in Bolgatanga Municipality, Ghana, African Journal of Reproductive Health; December 1, 2013; van der Geugten, Jolien van Meijel, Berno den Uyl, Marion H. G. de Vries, Nanne K.
In Africa, Adolescents Who Have Premarital Sex Show Higher Dropout Rates, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health; March 1, 2009; Melhado, L.
Gender, Self Esteem, Religiosity and Premarital Sex among Young Adults, Gender & Behaviour; June 1, 2011; Opayemi, Remi
What Do Education and Work Mean? Education, Nonfamilial Work/living Experiences and Premarital Sex for Women in Taiwan, Journal of Comparative Family Studies; March 22, 1996; Chang, Jui-Shan
PREMARITAL SEX COMMON.(News), The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); December 20, 2006
“Normalizing” Premarital Sex, The New American; January 22, 2007; Mass, Warren
Which Religions Have the Most Premarital Sex?, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); March 3, 2013; Hartnett, Kevin
Premarital sex myth lures clerics off beach, Chicago Sun-Times; July 16, 2000; Neil Steinberg
Is Focus on Premarital Sex in Vietnam Warranted?, Population Briefs; June 1, 2004
Don’t do that thing if you ain’t got that ring: No premarital sex? It’s news to Catholic students, New Oxford Review; February 1, 1999; Kaczor, Christopher
Premarital sex ‘normal’, Post-Tribune (IN); December 20, 2006; David Crary, The Associated Press
Orthodox tackle premarital sex dilemma, Jerusalem Post; March 22, 2005; MATI WAGNER
Say `NO’ to premarital sex, New Straits Times; February 6, 2005; Koh Soo Ling
Study finds 9 out of 10 have engaged in premarital sex, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); December 20, 2006; DAVID CRARY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Approval of Premarital Sex Multiplies; Young Women Especially More Permissive since 1950s, Study Shows, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); October 5, 2005
Moving May Protect Young Women from Premarital Sex, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health; September 1, 2012
Verdict on Premarital Sex Sparks Outrage, DNA : Daily News & Analysis; January 7, 2014; Varma, Saoumya
SEX ED TO ADDRESS PREMARITAL PROBLEM, The Manila Times; June 30, 2006; Calumpita, Ronnie E
Premarital Sex in America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate and Think about Marrying, Contemporary Sexuality; November 1, 2012; Flynn, Christopher
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