Thesaurus: incest

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1. n. The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
2. n. sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
3. The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. Shak. Spiritual incest. (Eccl. Law) (a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or confirmation. (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on the collation of the other.
4. The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between personsrelated within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.Shak. Spiritual incest. (Eccl. Law) (a) The crime of cohabitationcommitted between persons who have a spiritual alliance by means ofbaptism or confirmation. (b) The act of a vicar, or otherbeneficiary, who holds two benefices, the one depending on thecollation of the other.
5. n:100 n. sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)