English noun: fornication | |||
1. | fornication (act) voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other | ||
Broader (hypernym) | extramarital sex, free love | ||
2. | fornication (act) extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations | ||
Samples | Adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce. | ||
Synonyms | adultery, criminal conversation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | extramarital sex, free love | ||