carnal knowledge
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carnal knowledge
n.
Sexual intercourse.
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carnal knowledge
n
1. (Law) sexual intercourse
2. (Law) have carnal knowledge of to have sexual intercourse with
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Noun | 1. | carnal knowledge - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur coition, coitus, copulation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, intercourse, relation, congress sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" insemination - the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female hank panky - illicit sexual intercourse penetration - the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman criminal congress, unlawful carnal knowledge - forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals |
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