CRIME AGAINST NATURE

Meaning of CRIME AGAINST NATURE in English

[crime against nature] (1828): sodomy

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

CRIME AGAINST NATURE — Date: 1828 sodomy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRIME AGAINST NATURE — : a sexual act that is regarded by the law as abnormal : sodomy , buggery
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRIME AGAINST NATURE — 1. Law. sodomy. 2. any act considered to be against the laws or designs of nature or one's religious teachings. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIME AGAINST NATURE — Date: 1828 : sodomy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRIME AGAINST NATURE — 1828 : SODOMY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRIME AGAINST NATURE — противоестественное преступление (противоерчащее природе человека)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRIME AGAINST NATURE — противоестественное преступление (гомосексуализм, лесбианство и т.п.)
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
CRIME AGAINST NATURE — "преступление против природы"; гомосексуальный, оральный, анальный секс.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
CRIME AGAINST NATURE — противоестественное преступление (противоерчащее природе человека)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NATURE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) human nature Nature Conservancy World Wide Fund for Nature
Английский словарь Британика
CRIME — I the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under …
Английский словарь Британика
NATURE — I. ˈnāchə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin natura, from natus, (past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRIME — I. ˈkrīm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin crimen accusation, fault, crime; perhaps akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NATURE — — naturelike , adj. /nay"cheuhr/ , n. 1. the material world, esp. as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRIME — — crimeless , adj. — crimelessness , n. /kruym/ , n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NATURE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin natura, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRIME — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin crimen accusation, reproach, crime; probably akin to Latin cernere to sift, determine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NATURE — noun natural affection or reverence. 2. nature ·vt to endow with natural qualities. 3. nature ·noun hence: kind, sort; character; …
Webster English vocab
CRIME — noun that which occasion crime. 2. crime ·noun any great wickedness or sin; iniquity. 3. crime ·noun any violation of …
Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
CRIME — [crime] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L crimen accusation, reproach, crime; prob. akin to L cernere to sift, determine] (14c) …
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Britannica English vocabulary
NATURE — nature BrE AmE ˈneɪtʃ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ nature|d d ▷ nature|s z ▶ ˈ nature re …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NATURE — / ˈneɪtʃə(r); NAmE / noun PLANTS, ANIMALS 1. (often Nature ) [ U ] all the plants, animals and things …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRIME — / kraɪm; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] activities that involve breaking the law : an increase in violent …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NATURE — na ‧ ture S1 W1 /ˈneɪtʃə $ -tʃər/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ nature , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRIME
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATURE — n. 1 a thing's or person's innate or essential qualities or character (not in their nature to be cruel; is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRIME — n. & v. --n. 1 a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NATURE — n. 1 a thing's or person's innate or essential qualities or character (not in their nature to be cruel; is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRIME — n. & v. n. 1 a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NATURE — n.1 a thing's or person's innate or essential qualities or character (not in their nature to be cruel; is the …
Oxford English vocab
CRIME — n. & v. --n. 1. a an offence punishable by law. b illegal acts as a whole (resorted to crime). …
Oxford English vocab
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
NATURE — ( natures) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nature is all the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRIME — ( crimes) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A crime is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NATURE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at one with nature ▪ She felt as she always did in these mountains: peaceful, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRIME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crime carries a penalty ▪ Murder carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NATURE — (LIFE) [noun] [U not after the] - all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, …
Cambridge English vocab
CRIME — [noun] - an action which is against the law, or, more generally, (an example of) bad or unacceptable behavioura crime …
Cambridge English vocab
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
CRIME — n. computer crime hate crime organized crime war crime
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRIME — n. the intentional commission of an act usually deemed socially harmful or dangerous and specifically defined, prohibited, and punishable under …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — preposition 1. directly opposite stood against the crowd and shouted for order Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, over against, toward, vis-à-vis …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NATURE — noun 1 the physical world; plants, animals, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ Mother ▪ Mother Nature's way of dealing with overpopulation VERB …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CRIME — See ↑ CRIME 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a crime • ↑ be a crime/be a sin • ↑ hate …
Longman Activator English vocab
CRIME
Longman Activator English vocab
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
NATURE — n. 25B6; noun the beauty of nature : THE NATURAL WORLD, Mother Nature, Mother Earth, the environment; the universe, the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRIME — n. 25B6; noun kidnapping is a very serious crime : OFFENCE, unlawful act, illegal act, felony, misdemeanour, misdeed, wrong; Law …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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