Definition of sodomy
: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex; also : copulation with an animal
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He is charged with first-degree sodomy, producing pornography with a minor and bestiality.
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The legislation would have added to the list additional forms of rape, sodomy and human trafficking.
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A societal morality argument, predicated upon the preservation of national historical and traditional values, was used to uphold Georgia's homosexual sodomy law in Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 US 186 (1986).
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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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sodomy
playMedical Definition of sodomy
sodomies
: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex; also : copulation with an animal
sodomist
\ˈsäd-ə-məst\ nounLaw Dictionary
sodomy
playLegal Definition of sodomy
: the crime of oral or anal sexual contact or penetration between persons or of sexual intercourse between a person and an animal; especially : the crime of forcing another person to perform oral or anal sex
Origin and Etymology of sodomy
Anglo-French sodomie sexual intercourse between men, from Old French, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom, from the supposed homosexual practices of the men of the city in Genesis 19:1-11
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