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antisodomy en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + sodomy.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Seeking to prevent or prohibit sodomy
    • Doesn't it violate the Texas antisodomy law once backed by President Bush--to say nothing of the FCC's new antismut regulations--for so many U.S. senators to have their heads up their butts on C-SPAN? 2004 July 23, Dan Savage, “Savage Love”, in Chicago Reader:
    • Many felt it was the first positive news at the federal level since 1986, when the court affirmed a state's interest in restricting sexual behavior by upholding Georgia's antisodomy law in Bowers v. Hardwick. 1996 August 30, Jeffrey Felshman, “How to Win Enemies and Influence People”, in Chicago Reader:

Translations (1)

pt antissodomia (seeking to prevent or prohibit sodomy)