Concept information
Preferred term
necrophilia
Definition
- Necrophilia refers to engaging in sexual intercourse with a corpse. This behavior has been referred to as a dangerous sex crime, regardless of the physical state of the victim before the act of necrophilia. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Necrophilia]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/necrophilia
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