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  • adjective Seeking to prevent or prohibit sodomy

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ sodomy

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Examples

  • What he does believe is that antisodomy laws should remain on the books when they have been legislated into place and not be overturned by appellate courts.

    Mind Meld Make-Up Test: Orson Scott Card on Young Adult Fiction 2008

  • I am sure there will be more to say–in particular the alleged prevalence and enforcement of “antisodomy laws,” but this post is already too long as it is.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Should Conservatives Be Confused? 2004

  • KING: The Texas antisodomy law was struck down by the Supreme Court 6-3, consenting adults.

    CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2003 2003

  • Within marriage or without, mouth-to-genital or anal sex became subject to criminal prosecution under numerous harsh antisodomy measures.

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • Within marriage or without, mouth-to-genital or anal sex became subject to criminal prosecution under numerous harsh antisodomy measures.

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • Within marriage or without, mouth-to-genital or anal sex became subject to criminal prosecution under numerous harsh antisodomy measures.

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • Within marriage or without, mouth-to-genital or anal sex became subject to criminal prosecution under numerous harsh antisodomy measures.

    Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 1981

  • On Tuesday night, O'Connor noted that recent decisions striking down Texas 'antisodomy law and holding that executions of the mentally retarded violated the constitution cited as support foreign laws against both practices.

    The Rule of Reason 2010

  • Scalia adopted a mocking tone to read from the court's June ruling that struck down state antisodomy laws in Texas and elsewhere.

    The Rule of Reason 2010

  • The court specifically rejected Mr. Boies’s constitutional arguments many years ago, and it specifically said that its recent decision invalidating criminal antisodomy laws did not imply a right to same-sex marriage.

    California Has the Right to Ban Same-Sex Marriages 2009

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