Law Dictionary Definitions

adult offender.See OFFENDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

adultery   (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-ree),   n.   Voluntary   sexual   intercourse between  a  married  person  and  someone  other  than  the  person’s  spouse.  •  In  many  jurisdictions, adultery  is  a  crime,  but  it  is  rarely  prosecuted.  In  states  that  still  permit  fault  divorce,  proof  of adultery is a ground on which a divorce may be granted. A court may also use…

adulterium  (ad-<<schwa>>l-teer-ee-<<schwa>>m),  n.[Latin]  Roman  &  civil  law.  1.  The crime of adultery. 2. A punishment imposed for the offense of adultery. “Adulterium….  [A]dultery  …  was  considered  a  criminal  offense  only  when  committed  by  a married woman (adultera) …. [Before the Lex Julia de adulteriis coercendis of 18 B.C.], customary law admitted only immediate revenge of…

adulterine bastard.See BASTARD. [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterini   (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-rI-nI).    [Law   Latin]    Hist.   Children begotten adulterously. Cf. INCESTUOSI. [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterine (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-rin), adj.1. Characterized by adulteration. 2. Illegal; unli-censed. 3. Born of adultery. 4. Of or involving adultery. adulterine,n. Archaic. An illegitimate child. [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterator      (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-ray-t<<schwa>>r),      n.[Latin      fr. adulterare  “to  adulterate”]  Civil  law.  A  corrupter;  a  forger;  a  counterfeiter,  as  in  adulteratores monetae (“counterfeiters of money”). [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterated drug.See DRUG. [Blacks Law 8th]

adulterate  (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-rayt),  vb.  To  debase  or  make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance. [Cases: Adulteration    4. C.J.S. Adulteration §§ 2, 6–9.] — adulteration,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

adultera  (<<schwa>>-d<<schwa>>l-t<<schwa>>-r<<schwa>>),  n.[Latin]  Roman  law.  An adulteress; a woman guilty of adultery. [Blacks Law 8th]