Definition
Intercourse between two persons who have close blood relationships is prohibited by custom and by law. The child produced by such a union will not be biologically normal or healthy. Medical studies have already established the undesirable consequences of inbreeding. Incest means intercourse by two persons who have close blood relationships. There is now a tendency to widen the definition to include sexual relationships between persons who have no blood relationships as long as one of the parties assume a parental role or is a person in trust.
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