{"id":27716,"date":"2020-07-10T09:40:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T09:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=27716"},"modified":"2023-09-22T09:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T09:22:18","slug":"incest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/incest\/","title":{"rendered":"Incest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sexual activity between close blood relatives, such as father-daughter, mother-son, or between siblings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sexual intercourse between members of the same family.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An act of sexual intercourse or other sexual activity with so close a relative, that it is illegal or culturally not allowed.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sexual intercourse between persons closely related, usually so closely (e.g.. father and daughter) that legal marriage would be impossible.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sexual contact between family members so closely related that marriage between them is legally or culturally barred. 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