Adultery laws are the laws in various countries that deal with extramarital sex. Historically, many cultures considered
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In jurisdictions where adultery is illegal, punishments vary from fines (for example in the US state of Rhode Island ) to caning in parts of Asia. In fifteen countries the punishment includes stoning, although in recent time… See more

Adultery is no longer a crime in any European country.
Adultery in English law was not a criminal offence in secular law from the later twelfth century until the seventeenth century. It was punish… See more

Until the 1990s, most Latin American countries had laws against adultery. Adultery has been decriminalized in most of these countries, including Paraguay (1990), Chile (1994), Argentina (1995), Nicaragua (1996), … See more

Adultery is not a crime in Australia. Under federal law enacted in 1994, sexual conduct between consenting adults (18 years of age or older) is their private matter throughout Australia, irrespective of marital status. Australian … See more

Adultery is not a crime in Canada. It has never been defined as a criminal offence within the Criminal Code, which was enacted in 1892, nor is it considered an offence at common law. See more

The United States is one of few industrialized countries to have laws criminalizing adultery. In the United States, laws vary from state to state. Until the mid-20th century, most U.S. states (especially Southern a… See more