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Fornication

Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery.

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Fornicate 74% connected

Alt. of Fornicated

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fornicate 74% connected

Alt. of Fornicated

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Adultery 92% connected

The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or voluntary sexual inter…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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