Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bestiality
Meaning of Bestiality
Sexual relations between a man or woman and an animal. Acts of bestiality are prohibited by statute . It is encompassed within the meaning of the phrase crime against nature and sodomy ‘; the act of bestiality is not limited to copulation by annum, but includes an act of sexual connection between human beings and animals. People v carrier , 254 N. W.2d 35, 74 Mich. App. 161. At common law , the term was defined as a connection between a human being and a mute of the opposite sex. See state v Poole, 122 P.2d 415, 59 Ariz. 44.
Bestiality Alternative Definition
Carnal connection between a human being and a beast. 10 Ind. 356. See “Buggery.”
Synonyms of Bestiality
noun
- animalism
- barbarity
- barbarousness
- beastliness
- bloodthirstiness
- brutality
- brutishness
- cruelty
- ferociousness
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- grossness
- inhumanity
- monstrousness
- savagery
- unnaturalness
- viciousness
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See Also
“Abominable and detestable crime against nature; buggery.”
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- Sodomy
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Bestiality in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of bestiality.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- bestiality in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- bestiality in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Bestiality
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Bestiality :
Anal or vaginal intercourse by a man or a woman with an animal. Bestiality is a crime if penetration is proved.
See also buggery.
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