Definition of live in sin
old-fashioned
: to live together and have sex without being married
His mother did not want him living in sin with his girlfriend.
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“Live in sin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20in%20sin. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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