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 | ||