姦かん通つう罪ざい

noun

adultery (as a crime)

Legal term for the crime of adultery. In modern Japan, adultery is no longer a criminal offense, so this term is mainly historical or used in reference to legal systems where it remains a crime.

• かつて日本にほんでは姦かん通つう罪ざいが存そん在ざいした。

  In the past, the crime of adultery existed in Japan.

• 姦かん通つう罪ざいは多おおくの国くにで廃はい止しされた。

  The crime of adultery has been abolished in many countries.