: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex;
also
: copulation with an animal
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Recent Examples of sodomy from the Web
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The Douglas County Sheriff's office arrested Baber on suspicion of third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy, and unlawful delivery of marijuana to a minor, among other charges, the newspaper reported.
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Works is charged with two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree sodomy, the website reported, citing state court records.
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He is charged in Jackson County with rape, sodomy, kidnapping and stealing.
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The ramifications of such rumors could be serious in Guyana, Mr. Amin said, since the country still has laws against sodomy that could be punishable by life in prison, even if they are rarely enforced.
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Both men are charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy in connection with the attack that happened Sept. 15 on a campus shuttle.
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Deadline was the first to report the news, saying the report revolved around accusations of sodomy.
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When Sessions served as Alabama attorney general, the state still criminalized sodomy.
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Jackman, who retired in December 2015, was indicted in September 2016 on multiple charges, including first-, second- and third-degree sodomy.
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Origin and Etymology of sodomy
Middle English, from Anglo-French sodomie, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom; from the homosexual proclivities of the men of the city in Genesis 19:1–11
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plural sodomies
: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex;
also
: copulation with an animal
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sodomist
\ˈsäd-ə-məst\ nounLaw Dictionary
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