anti-sodomy
adjective
uk/ˌæn.tiˈsɒd.ə.mi/us/ˌæn.taɪˈsɑː.də.mi/Anti-sodomylawsmakesodomy(= thesexualactof putting thepenisinto another person'sanus)illegal:
In 2003, theSupremeCourtstruckdown anti-sodomylaws.
the court's anti-sodomydecision
- Anattempttorelaxthe state's anti-sodomyrulesfailed.
- Moststateshad anti-sodomystatutesat somepointintheirhistories.
- It may take another 10yearsfor anti-sodomylawsto berepealed.
- Amajorityof thejusticessaid that the anti-sodomylawviolatedtheprivacyrightsofconsentingadults.
Rules & laws
- admiralty
- anti-bribery
- anti-regulatory
- anti-speculative
- antitrust
- binding
- black codes
- edict
- leash law
- non-binding
- non-competition
- non-regulation
- non-solicitation
- protocol
- regulation
- self-regulation
- sharia
- the Highway Code
- the law is an assidiom
- the Official Secrets Act