Explore the legal terms and concepts related to Sex Offenses. Click on any term below to learn more about its definition and applications.
What is fornication?
Fornication is sexual intercourse, or open and notorious cohabitation, by people who are unmarried.
What is statutory rape?
Statutory rape is carnal knowledge of a person under the age of consent.
What is rape?
Rape is the unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman by a man, not her husband, without her effective co...
What is seduction?
Seduction consists of inducing an unmarried woman to engage in sex by promising her marriage.
What is incest?
Incest is either marriage or sexual acts between closely related people.
What is bigamy?
Bigamy is the common law strict liability offense of marrying someone while having another living sp...
What is adultery?
Adultery is sexual intercourse between a married person and a person that is not their spouse. It is...
