sodomize
Forcible anal penetration
To sodomize is to perform anal intercourse on someone.
The word often implies force or coercion: He was sodomized in prison.
Legal definitions historically included any "unnatural" sex act, sometimes encompassing oral sex.
The term derives from the biblical city of Sodom, destroyed for its inhabitants' sins.
Ancient symbol of depravity
- sinViolation of divine law
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- LotBiblical Sodom survivor
wickedness · judgment · fire · brimstone · abomination · Leviticus · condemnation · divine
Forced sexual contact crime
- criminal offenseUnlawful act prosecutable by state
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- aggravated assaultCriminal attack with severe harm
statute · felony · consent · coercion · victim · perpetrator · indictment · testimony
Making conduct unlawful
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- colonial lawColonizer-imposed legal framework
statute · repeal · unconstitutional · enforcement · archaic
Gomorrah
Ancient symbol of depravity
- sinViolation of divine law
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- destructionAct of completely ruining
Lot · wickedness · judgment · fire · brimstone · abomination · Leviticus · condemnation · divine · wrath
sexual assault
Forced sexual contact crime
- criminal offenseUnlawful act prosecutable by state
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
aggravated assault · statute · felony · consent · coercion · victim · perpetrator · indictment · testimony · evidence
criminalization
Making conduct unlawful
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
colonial law · statute · repeal · unconstitutional · enforcement · archaic