illicit cohabitation.
1. The offense committed by an unmarried man and woman who live together as husband and wife and engage in sexual intercourse. • This offense, where it still exists, is seldom prosecuted.
2. The condition of a man and a woman who are not married to one another and live together in circumstances that make the arrangement questionable on grounds of social propriety, though not necessarily illegal.
— Also termed lascivious cohabitation; lewd and lascivious cohabitation. Cf. FORNICATION. [Cases: Criminal Law 45.40; Lewd-ness
1. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 7.10; Lewdness §§ 2–9.]
lascivious cohabitation. See illicit cohabitation.
matrimonial cohabitation. The living together of husband and wife.
notorious cohabitation. Archaic. Illicit cohabitation in which the parties make no attempt to hide their living arrangements.
— Also termed open and notorious cohabitation. See illicit cohabitation. [Cases: Lewdness
1. C.J.S. Lewdness §§ 2–9.]
