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adultery

[uh-duhl-tuh-ree] / əˈdʌl tə ri /


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In July 2025, Mrs. Paxton filed for divorce “on biblical grounds,” meaning adultery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Ms Martin's father Christopher had in turn produced the 1994 ITV documentary with Jonathan Dimbleby in which Prince Charles confessed to adultery.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

The mystery that Cave carves out of Fred’s apparent adultery is so thin that it’s transparent.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

A weakness that emerged in no-fault is that fault-based divorces with evidence of abuse or adultery theoretically gave some power to the woman, who was usually the “injured party,” says Higdon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

Had Margaery Tyrell somehow wriggled free of the accusations of fornication, adultery, and high treason?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin