Legal Definition and Related Resources of Incest
Meaning of Incest
Sexual intercourse between persons so nearly related that for that reason they could not enter into a valid marriage. Most States have by statute made incest a crime .
Incest Alternative Definition
The carnal copulation of a man and a woman related to each other in any of the degrees within which marriage is prohibited by law. Bish. Mar. & Div. 214221.
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Incest in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of incest.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Work
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- incest in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- incest in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Incest, Sexual Behaviour and the Law
Further Reading
Definition of Incest
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Incest: sexual intercourse between individuals who are culturally regarded as too closely related for sexual intimacy to be legitimate or moral. Incest rules vary cross culturally, but generally all cultures forbid intercourse between parents and children, between siblings and between grandparents and grandchildren. Rare historical exceptions to the rules are ancient Egypt and traditional Hawaii where siblings were favoured marriage partners among the royal family and probably other members of the aristocracy and the wealthy. Many cultures have mythical or religious stories that warn of the terrible consequences of violating incest rules.
Incest: Resources
Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Incest. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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