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What does adultery mean?

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Noun
  1. (biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.
  2. (biblical) Faithlessness in religion.
  3. (obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.
  4. (ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
  5. (Political economy) Adulteration; corruption.
  6. (obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.
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