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Tue May 3 10:41:24 EDT 2011


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married status of the woman involved in any such act. In other words, sexual=
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intercourse of a married man with an unmarried woman would usually be=20
regarded as pornei=F7a =91fornication=92 88.271, but sexual intercourse of e=
ither=20
an unmarried or a married man with someone else=92s wife was regarded as=20
adultery, both on the part of the man as well as the woman. In view of the=20
married status of the woman being the determining factor in moiceu/w,=20
moica=BFomai, moicei=F7a, and related terms 88.277-88.278, there is a signif=
icant=20
contrast with porneu/w and related expressions 88.271. porneu/w, however, ma=
y=20
be regarded as more generic in meaning, and thus in certain contexts=20
including adultery.

Carlton Winbery
LA College



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