Incest
noun
The crime of having sexual relationship with a close relative.
In many jurisdictions, incest is illegal and punishable by law
Often appears as...
- commit incest
- incest taboo
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Formal
Academic
noun
The act of marrying or having a sexual relationship with a close relative.
In ancient Egypt, incest among royalty was commonly practiced to maintain their bloodline.
Often appears as...
- royal incest
- religious incest
noun
An act considered on par with incest because it violates social or professional boundaries.
In scientific research, copying hard work of others is considered as an intellectual incest.
Often appears as...
- intellectual incest
- organizational incest
noun
The crime of having sexual relationship with a close relative.
In many jurisdictions, incest is illegal and punishable by law
Often appears as...
- commit incest
- incest taboo
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The act of marrying or having a sexual relationship with a close relative.
In ancient Egypt, incest among royalty was commonly practiced to maintain their bloodline.
Often appears as...
- royal incest
- religious incest
noun
An act considered on par with incest because it violates social or professional boundaries.
In scientific research, copying hard work of others is considered as an intellectual incest.
Often appears as...
- intellectual incest
- organizational incest
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Legal consequences
Understanding 'incest' involves awareness of its serious legal implications and possible punishment.
He was arrested for the crime of incest.
Pro Tip 2/3Close relatives
The word 'incest' refers exclusively to relations between immediate family members, like parents, siblings, or children.
Incest involves relationships closer than cousins.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural taboo
'Incest' also carries a significant social stigma beyond legal aspects, often seen as morally reprehensible.
The community shunned him after the incest allegations.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal consequences
Understanding 'incest' involves awareness of its serious legal implications and possible punishment.
He was arrested for the crime of incest.
Pro Tip 2/3Close relatives
The word 'incest' refers exclusively to relations between immediate family members, like parents, siblings, or children.
Incest involves relationships closer than cousins.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural taboo
'Incest' also carries a significant social stigma beyond legal aspects, often seen as morally reprehensible.
The community shunned him after the incest allegations.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal consequences
Understanding 'incest' involves awareness of its serious legal implications and possible punishment.
He was arrested for the crime of incest.
Pro Tip 2/3Close relatives
The word 'incest' refers exclusively to relations between immediate family members, like parents, siblings, or children.
Incest involves relationships closer than cousins.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural taboo
'Incest' also carries a significant social stigma beyond legal aspects, often seen as morally reprehensible.
The community shunned him after the incest allegations.
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Loretta J. Ross: Don't...
and then once I got to know them, I couldn't hate them anymore. And then I got confused. I'm a survivor of racial violence, rape and incest, and I needed to find another moral compass for my life's work.
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Fact-checking the Bible...
please be careful because if you're not careful the second you wander off mainstream stories in the Old Testament it's like an incest concubines genocide drinking game and so you know we couldn't use any of that stuff in fact we even had a word come from on high
Video examples
Loretta J. Ross: Don't...
and then once I got to know them, I couldn't hate them anymore. And then I got confused. I'm a survivor of racial violence, rape and incest, and I needed to find another moral compass for my life's work.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 198 PIPE...
the new growth of the strictness Madagascar incest plant now the strictness Madagascar incest Fronda in
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Quote examples
Laura Riding
American Poet
I feel an intense intimacy with those who have this loathing interest in me. Further than this, I know what they mean, I sympathize with them, I understand them. There should be a name (as poetic as love) for this relationship between loather and loathed; it is of the closest and more full of passion than incest.
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Chris Christie
American Politician
I am pro-life, I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. That's my position, take it or leave it.
Quote examples
Laura Riding
American Poet
I feel an intense intimacy with those who have this loathing interest in me. Further than this, I know what they mean, I sympathize with them, I understand them. There should be a name (as poetic as love) for this relationship between loather and loathed; it is of the closest and more full of passion than incest.
Quote examples
Chris Christie
American Politician
I am pro-life, I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. That's my position, take it or leave it.
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