Definition of "Adultery" ... The married person is guilty of adultery, the unmarried of fornication. ... The punishment of adultery, in the United States, generally, is fine and imprisonment.

In Part I we saw that if we start by accepting rajm as truly an Islamic punishment for adultery prescribed by God and his Messenger, then there is no reasonable explanation of why the Qur...

A man and a woman may indulge in the act of fornication or adultery, while in another case, ... However, later on, as the moral standard of the society elevated and as it became more organized,

Most societies prohibit adultery--sex between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse--at least, formally.

Mr. Alim, a friend of the victim’s lawyer, said the standard punishment for adultery is 60 to 80 lashes, so the sentence was unusually harsh, even for Saudi Arabia.

She should not be punished for going to the media and explaining her case." Dr Alim, a friend of the victim's lawyer, said the standard punishment for adultery was 60 to 80 lashes, so the sentence...

She should not be punished for going to the media and explaining her case." Dr Alim, a friend of the victim's lawyer, said the standard punishment for adultery was 60 to 80 lashes, so the sentence...

He was a kind man, and did not want to expose Mary to death by stoning, the standard punishment for adultery under the Jewish law at that time. He, however, made her leave his home.

Mr. Alim, a friend of the victim’s lawyer, said the standard punishment for adultery is 60 to 80 lashes, so the sentence was unusually harsh, even for Saudi Arabia.

Stoning sentences — the standard punishment for adultery under Iran's Islamic law — have rarely been implemented since Mr Shahroudi ordered a moratorium in 2002.