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car·nal knowledge /'kär-nəl-/ n: an act of esp. illegal sexual intercoursewhoever has carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will — District of Columbia Code Annotated; also: the crime of committing such an act◇ Carnal knowledge is sometimes an element of the statutory definition of rape in addition to being a separate offense.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.Sexual intercourse; penetration of a female’s genitals by a male’s.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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illegal sexual intercourse. Originally used in English law and now found in the USA, the phrase sometimes denotes an offence in itself or may be part of a wider definition.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Sexual intercourse between a male and female in which there is at least some slight penetration of the woman's vagina by the man's penis. Carnal knowledge is a necessary legal part of many sexual crimes.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Copulation; the act of a man having sexual relations with a woman.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Copulation; the act of a man having sexual relations with a woman.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.from Latin carnalis for "fleshly:" sexual intercourse between a male and female in which there is at least some slight penetration of the woman's vagina by the man's penis. It is legally significant in that it is a necessary legal characteristic or element of rape, child molestation, or consensual sexual relations with a female below the age of consent ("statutory rape"). Age of consent varies from 14 to 18, depending upon the state.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
