ADULTERIUM

adulterium (ad-[schwa]l-teer-ee-[schwa]m), n. [Latin] Roman & civil law. 1. The crime of adultery. 2. A punishment imposed for the offense of adultery. “Adulterium…. [A]dultery … was considered a criminal offense only when committed by a married woman (adultera) …. [Before the Lex Julia de adulteriis coercendis of 18 B.C.], customary law admitted only immediate revenge […]