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UNNATURAL OFFENSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crime against nature
1, record 1, English, crime%20against%20nature
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unnatural offense 2, record 1, English, unnatural%20offense
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sexual deviations which were considered crimes at common law and have been carried over by statute; include sodomy and bestiality. 2, record 1, English, - crime%20against%20nature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the broadest sense, a crime against nature could even include masturbation and unusual sexual positions, but these are not seen as such. Sexual practices that are often considered to be crimes against nature are anal sex, bestiality, homosexual acts, fellatio, cunnilingus and necrophilia. The term is sometimes also seen as a synonym for sodomy or buggery. 3, record 1, English, - crime%20against%20nature
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crime contre nature
1, record 1, French, crime%20contre%20nature
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crime opposé aux prescriptions de la loi naturelle (parricide, infanticide, etc.). 2, record 1, French, - crime%20contre%20nature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au XIe siècle, les théologiens commencent à associer crime contre nature et hérésie, en réponse aux conceptions divergentes qui se répandent un peu partout ; la sodomie, en tant que crime contre nature par excellence, fait partie des pratiques hérétiques, puisqu'elle nie la nature créée par Dieu. 3, record 1, French, - crime%20contre%20nature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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