Until 1932, adultery was characterized as a crime in the Brazilian Criminal Codeand provided harsher penalty towards women than men. However, in 1940 the Criminal Code equalized the penalties with respect to adultery and it was only in 2005 when the articles on adultery were revoked from the Criminal Code[1].
It was decided that adultery was not a matter of public welfare, but rather a private matter, and so reference to it was moved to the Civil Code. Currently, the Civil Code refers to adultery in two instances: (1) as justification for the termination of a marriage;[2] (2) and in the case of child recognition, an adulterous act of the wife is insufficient for the father to rebut the presumed paternity.
After the repeal of adultery as a criminal act, the act continues to be considered by courts as just cause for payment of indemnity fines by the adulterer, in the sense of protecting the sanctity of family and marriage.
There is no punishment for adultery in Ontario,
NO , nowhere in the QURAN is stoning prescribed as punishment for adultery or for any other offence. The punishment prescribed for adultey is 100 lashes. THE OLD testament does mention stoning as punishment for adultery.
Wearing the Scarlet letter is the smallest punishment. The usual punishment for adultery was death.
No punishment. Just file for divorce and move on please.
he punishment according to Moses for adultery was stoning till death.
The usual punishment for adultery in Puritan society was public humiliation and death. Hester's punishment of wearing the scarlet letter was less severe because she refused to reveal the identity of her fellow sinner, which would have resulted in a harsher punishment for both of them. Additionally, her skills as a seamstress and her charitable work helped mitigate the severity of her punishment.
Death - Read the book!
The Old Testament punishment for adultery was typically death by stoning, as prescribed in Leviticus 20:10. However, punishments could vary depending on the specific circumstances and societal norms at the time.
The punishment for murder in Brazil should ideally be capital punishment. However, this form of punishment is hardly used and most people get life imprisonment of long jail sentences depending on the degree.
Hester's punishment is less severe because the magistrates do not know who the adulterer or husband is that Hester claims to have cheated with. The usual punishment for adultery is death.
To make her feel ashamed for what she did *Commit Adultery*
A priest won't punish you. He is simply a servant of God. If you confess to him he may make you do a couple Hail Mary's. That seems punishment enough.