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Incest

/ˈɪnsɛst/

Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.

📖 Definitions of "Incest"

noun
  1. 1

    Sexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and first cousins, usually considered taboo; in many jurisdictions, close relatives are not allowed to marry, and incest is a crime.

    "Genetic problems caused by incest are thought to have plagued many royal families in the Middle Ages."

verb
  1. 1

    To engage in incestuous sexual intercourse.

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