INCEST


Meaning of INCEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-ˌsest ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin incestus sexual impurity, from incestus impure, from in- + castus pure — more at caste

Date: 13th century

: sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry ; also : the statutory crime of such a relationship

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