通奸罪 (tōng) — (legal term) the crime of adultery, adultery as a criminal offense
Definition
A formal legal noun: the criminal offense of adultery. Used in statutes, court rulings, and historical/legal discussion, not in everyday conversation.
noun
(legal term) the crime of adulteryadultery as a criminal offense
Examples
- ,通奸罪。Zài mǒu xiē guó jiā, tōng réng rán shì yí xiàng xíng shì zuì míng.In some countries, adultery is still a criminal offense.
- 通奸罪,。Zhè bù fǎ lǜ fèi chú le tōng, gǎi wéi mín shì péi cháng.This law abolished the crime of adultery and replaced it with civil compensation.
- ,通奸罪。Lì shǐ shàng, tōng de xíng fá fēi cháng yán lì.Historically, the punishment for the crime of adultery was very severe.
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