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PEDERASTY [1 record]

Record 1 2014-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Sexology
DEF

Sodomy between male persons, especially as practiced by a man with a boy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Sexologie
DEF

Commerce charnel de l'homme avec le jeune garçon, et, par extension, toute pratique homosexuelle masculine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
  • Sexología
DEF

Abuso sexual cometido con niños.

OBS

pederastia: Este término ha extendido su campo semántico en español y ya no se restringe solamente al abuso sexual perpetrado por hombres en niños varones.

OBS

pederastia: no confundir con "pedofilia", que es la "atracción erótica o sexual que una persona adulta siente hacia niños o adolescentes".

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