Adultery
Definition
The breach of marital fidelity through voluntary sexual relations with a person other than one's legal spouse; marital infidelty. As an adjective, the term describes a person committing this act or qualifies a relation, bond, or behavior that violates the marriage vow. Although decriminalized under modern penal codes (including the Romanian text), adultery remains a classic legal ground for fault-based divorce under civil law and a severe moral breach within ethical and religious codes.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Adultery
- Marital infidelity
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun and variable adjective adapting systematically across standard gender and plural boundaries. |
| Formation | Borrowed from French 'adultère' and Latin 'adulterium', tracing back to the core concept of corrupting an established bond. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [əˈdʌltəri] (standard English phonetic notation for the direct noun equivalent layout) |
| Source | Black's Law Dictionary & Lexicon of Marital and Family Law Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Instanța de judecată a reținut fapta de adulter ca motiv principal pentru desfacerea căsătoriei din culpa exclusivă a pârâtului.
EN: The court of law upheld the act of adultery as the primary ground for dissolving the marriage due to the exclusive fault of the defendant.
RO: Drama psihologică analizează modul în care un adulter ascuns distruge treptat încrederea profundă dintre parteneri.
EN: The psychological drama analyzes how a hidden adultery gradually destroys the deep trust between partners.
RO: În vechile societăți tradiționale, persoana găsită aduleră risca sancțiuni sociale violente și excluderea din comunitate.
EN: In ancient traditional societies, the person found adulterous risked violent social sanctions and exclusion from the community.
Idioms & Phrases
Comitere de adulter / Committing adultery
RO: Actul fizic voluntar prin care un partener căsătorit încalcă obligația de fidelitate față de celălalt soț.
EN: The voluntary physical act whereby a married partner violates the obligation of fidelity toward the other spouse.
Legătură adulteră / Adulterous relationship / Illicit affair
RO: Relație amoroasă secretă desfășurată în paralel cu o căsătorie legală aflată în plină desfășurare.
EN: A secret romantic relationship conducted in parallel with an ongoing, legally binding marriage.
Divorț pentru adulter / Divorce on grounds of adultery
RO: Acțiune juridică de desfacere a căsătoriei bazată pe demonstrarea infidelității unuia dintre soți.
EN: A legal action for marriage dissolution based on proving the unfaithfulness of one of the spouses.
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