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UNNATURAL OFFENSE

\ʌnnˈat͡ʃəɹə͡l əfˈɛns], \ʌnnˈat‍ʃəɹə‍l əfˈɛns], \ʌ_n_n_ˈa_tʃ_ə_ɹ_əl ə_f_ˈɛ_n_s]\

Definitions of UNNATURAL OFFENSE

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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The Infamous crime against nature; f. e., sodomy or buggery. Uno absurdo dato, inflnita sequuntur. 1 Coke, 102. One absurdity being allowed, an infinity follows.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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