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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > crimes in America > sodomy
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > crimes against persons > sex offenses > sodomy
... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > sexuality and reproduction > sodomy

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sodomy  

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  • Sodomy has traditionally been defined in the law as unnatural carnal copulation by humans with each other or with an animal (the latter more commonly known as bestiality). The word is derived from the biblical city of Sodom, which was reportedly destroyed by God along with Gomorrah because of the wickedness of its citizens. [Source: Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law; Sodomy]

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