crime against nature

noun phrase

: sodomy

Examples of crime against nature in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though not initially successful, Galston’s and Palme’s pleas, along with the work of several other individuals and organizations, set the groundwork for future consideration of ecocide as a crime against nature. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crime against nature

• legislature
• nomenclature

Legal Definition

crime against nature

: a sexual act (as of bestiality) that is regarded by the law as abnormal

also : the crime of committing such an act