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incest

[ in-sest ]

noun

  1. sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
  2. the crime of sexual intercourse, cohabitation, or marriage between persons within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity wherein marriage is legally forbidden.


incest

/ ˈɪԲɛ /

noun

  1. sexual intercourse between two persons commonly regarded as too closely related to marry
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incest

  1. Sexual relations between relatives who are forbidden by law to marry; for example, between father and daughter or mother and son.
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Notes

Though each society has its own system for determining the range of people who fall into this category, every society has an incest taboo of some sort.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incest1

1175–1225; Middle English < Latin incestus (noun) sexual impurity, derivative of incestus (adj.) profane, sexually impure ( in- in- 3 + -cestus combining form of castus chaste ), by analogy with v. nouns derived with -tus
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incest1

C13: from Latin incestus incest (from adj: impure, defiled), from in- 1+ castus chaste
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In recent weeks, the series faced scrutiny for an incest storyline and nixing mention of a nonbinary character.

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I was hoping White would leave the younger siblings alone, but I suppose Loch, especially after the incest thing, and Piper are fair game.

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For minors who have survived sexual assault or incest and reported to authorities or got medical treatment, they have until 14 weeks to obtain an abortion.

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The testimony of witnesses - mostly close relatives of Le Scouarnec, now 74 – painted a picture of an apparently ordinary middle-class family which, behind the scenes, has been ravaged by child abuse, incest and sexual violence.

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The classic example here is a single example of sibling incest: It's fully consensual, safe sex is practiced, it only happens once, no one else ever finds out.

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