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  2. Adultery laws - Wikipedia

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    Adultery laws are the laws in various countries that deal with extramarital sex.Historically, many cultures considered adultery a very serious crime, some subject to severe punishment, especially in the case of extramarital sex involving a married woman and a man other than her husband, with penalties including capital punishment, mutilation, or torture. [1]

  3. Divorce law by country - Wikipedia

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    Countries that have abolished instant ‘Triple Talaq’ divorces include Pakistan, Egypt, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Turkey, Indonesia, Iraq and India. [91] It is important to note that belief in the validity of a Triple Talaq divorce may persist culturally among individuals, even in countries where it is legally invalid.

  4. Adultery - Wikipedia

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    In criminal law, adultery was a criminal offence in many countries in the past, and is still a crime in some countries today. In family law, adultery may be a ground for divorce, [15] with the legal definition of adultery being "physical contact with an alien and unlawful organ", [16] while in some countries today, adultery is not in itself ...

  5. Extramarital sex - Wikipedia

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    According to a 2015 study by Durex and Match.com, Thailand and Denmark were the most adulterous countries based on the percentage of adults who admitted having an affair. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] A 2016 study by the Institute for Family Studies in the US found that black Protestants had a higher rate of extramarital sex than Catholics. [ 10 ]

  6. Adultery in Francoist Spain and the democratic transition

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    The Penal Code of 1870 was reintroduced in 1944, making adultery a criminal offense. [8] Women could be sent to prison for committing adultery. [9] Women could also lose custody of their children. [10] Article 449 of the Penal Code stated, "Adultery will be punished with the penalty of minor prison terms.

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  8. Marital rape laws by country - Wikipedia

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    Marital rape has been illegal in all 50 US states since 1993. In 1975 it was made illegal in Nebraska, while North Carolina and Oklahoma were the last states to prosecute it. Legislation varies from state to state and there are still states, like South Carolina, where marital and non-marital rape are treated quite differently under the law.

  9. Could you be jailed for cheating on your spouse in Kansas or ...

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    Cheating is one of the most common reasons for divorce in the United States.