crime against nature

noun phrase

: sodomy

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First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of crime against nature was in 1683

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crime against nature

: a sexual act (as of bestiality) that is regarded by the law as abnormal

also : the crime of committing such an act

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