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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The criminal offense of anal or oral copulation by penetration of the male organ into the anus or mouth of another person of either sex or copulation between members of either sex with an animal.

Buggery is historically referred to as a "crime against nature." It is an offense under both common law and statutes. Although prosecution for buggery is rare, the punishment upon conviction can be a fine, imprisonment, or both. The term is often used interchangeably with sodomy.

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Hell, perdition. (1898 —) .
Coast to Coast 'Pipe down, Rymill!' 'Go to buggery, Rymill!' (1961).

[From earlier sense, anal intercourse.]

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• Perversions, Fetishes, and Titillations - buggery: Vulgar slang. anal intercourse

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - homoseksualitet, analt samleje

Nederlands (Dutch)
sodomie

Français (French)
n. - sodomie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Analverkehr

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σοδομία, κτηνοβασία

Italiano (Italian)
sodomia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sodomia (f) (Jur.) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
содомия

Español (Spanish)
n. - sodomía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sodomi, analt samlag, tidelag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
鸡奸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雞姦

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비역

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 畜生道, 男色, 獣姦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لواط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעשה סדום‬

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