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Carnal knowledge is an archaic or legal euphemism for sexual intercourse. Carnal Knowledge is a 1971 American drama film. ...
In language, an archaism is the deliberate use of an older form that has fallen out of current use. ...
A euphemism is the substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener;[1] or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker. ...
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Though the term is still in use in some older statutes, the terms more likely to be used now are "sexual intercourse" or "sexual penetration". Sexual penetration (as opposed to outercourse) typically involves the insertion of the penis into a bodily orifice. ...
Etymology
The word "carnal" derives from latin carnalis, meaning "fleshly", and the word "knowledge" in this phrase derives from the "Biblical sense" of "to know", which means "to have sexual intercourse with". [1][2][3](See Genesis 19:4-8 (KJV) compared with 19:4-8 (NIV).) Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
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Usage In criminology, the phrase has had different meanings at different times and in different jurisdictions. While commonly a mere euphemism for sexual intercourse (not necessarily unlawful), different jurisdictions have defined carnal knowledge as a specific sex act such as contact between a penis and vagina, some laws elaborating this to include even "slight penile penetration of female genitalia". The definition sometimes includes a set of sex acts that include anal sex and/or oral sex, while some statutes specifically exclude such acts. The law may specify that the sex act must result in ejaculation, and/or orgasm. Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. ...
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Carnal knowledge has also sometimes meant sexual intercourse outside of marriage, and sometimes refers to sex with someone under the age of consent. The phrase is often found in this sense in modern legal usage, being equivalent to statutory rape in some jurisdictions, as the term "rape" implies lack of consent, and consent is considered irrelevant to such cases. Age of consent laws Worldwide While the phrase age of consent typically does not appear in legal statutes,[1] when used with reference to criminal law the age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is considered to be capable of legally giving informed consent to any...
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References
Further reading - The F Word, by Jesse Sheidlower, Random House, 1999, ISBN 0-375-70634-8.
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