<adj.all> the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife she had been intimate with many men he touched her intimate parts
Sexual \Sex"u*al\, a. [L. sexualis, fr. sexus sex: cf. F. sexuel.] Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex; peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female; relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes; proceeding from, or based upon, sex; as, sexual characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection, or commerce; sexual desire; sexual diseases; sexual generation.
{Sexual dimorphism} (Biol.), the condition of having one of the sexes existing in two forms, or varieties, differing in color, size, etc., as in many species of butterflies which have two kinds of females.
{Sexual method} (Bot.), a method of classification proposed by Linn[ae]us, founded mainly on difference in number and position of the stamens and pistils of plants.
{Sexual selection} (Biol.), the selective preference of one sex for certain characteristics in the other, such as bright colors, musical notes, etc.; also, the selection which results from certain individuals of one sex having more opportunities of pairing with the other sex, on account of greater activity, strength, courage, etc.; applied likewise to that kind of evolution which results from such sexual preferences. --Darwin.
In these cases, therefore, natural selection seems to have acted independently of sexual selection. --A. R. Wallace.
"Government has no business with a married couple's private consentual sexual practices," Castellani wrote.
Two employees of the center were indicted earlier this year by a Rhode Island grand jury on charges of sexual abuse.
As a result, I've changed my sexual habits.
Asked whether he belonged to any private clubs, Christensen said, "I do not belong to any clubs that exclude people." The AIDS virus can be spread by sexual intercourse whether you are male or female, heterosexual, bisexual or homosexual.
The complaints allege that Delta asked questions about marital status, sexual activity and birth-control practices.
Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok said Thursday that police were investigating all aspects of the controversy, including the alleged abductions, the disappearance of Stompie and the charges of sexual abuse.
These scenes, the FCC said, "were neither isolated nor fleeting." The commission said nudity and sexual themes are not necessarily "indecent," but their context and treatment in "Private Lessons" were.
The public takes little or no interest in the sexual habits of public figures, whether they are business people, judges or politicians. Demonstrations of personal sexuality are in some ways less controversial in France than the US or the UK.
He also cited last year's Supreme Court ruling rejecting a suit against Hustler by television preacher Jerry Falwell, who was the subject of a sexual parody in the magazine.
However, police have identified a suspect who has been jailed on unrelated sexual assault charges since Oct. 14.
The previous law required reporting only in cases of sexual molestation.
The measure allows references to safe ways of engaging in sexual acts as well as the risks of engaging in promiscuous sex and intravenous drug abuse.
In all such cases, the possibility of sexual or drug-related transmission can't be absolutely ruled out, either.
"We imagine that it is good if we suppress ourselves, endure frustrations and be patient in our sexual desires.
Bakker left PTL after charges that Jessica Hahn, a church secretary, was paid to keep quiet about a sexual encounter.
On Monday, a day after Swaggart temporarily stepped down from his pulpit, church officials said he had admitted to a long history of sexual misconduct and would be prohibited from preaching for a minimum of three months while he undergoes rehabilitation.
Elliott is accused of murder, sexual assault, two counts of attempted murder and attempted arson in the death of Annette Abraham and the attack on the girl.
"Secondly, he is under the age of consent for having sexual relations," Swain said. "Thirdly, she is an adult.
Prosecutors have based their case on the testimony of 11 child witnesses who told the jury they were subjected to sexual abuse while attending the Manhattan Beach school, which was shut down in 1984.
The doctors argued that HIV infection should be included under state public-health laws that require testing and reporting of the infection to sexual partners or needle-sharing partners.
The suit also accused the leagues of tolerating and even encouraging a work environment in which women were subjected to frequent sexual harassment, such as being kissed by male managers.
In November, after Murabito was found innocent in the sexual abuse case, his ex-wife disappeared with the children and began an eight-month journey to Loma via an "underground railway" that helps women in such situations.
The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome is transmitted through sexual acts or the sharing of hypodermic syringes.
Although she thought she would be ignored, Rakolta was angry enough to stay up that night until 4 a.m., writing to complain to advertisers about sexual innuendos and the treatment of women on the Fox Broadcasting Co. show.
"My students would kill me," said Raible, who has been researching brain chemicals that affect rats' sexual behavior.
At first he thought he'd picked up a type of mushroom, and it took a year to discover and prove it was an exception to the sexual rule.
Its pragmatic approach bears little resemblance to Soviet health magazines' traditional reliance on vague abstractions about "socialist families" when giving sexual advice.
The charges were investigated by the Poughkeepsie police, who determined that they were unfounded and apparently fabricated to cover up sexual abuse by a male relative, the News said.
The Kinsey Report, conducted in 1948, was the last thorough study of American sexual practices.
The commission needs to set up training on racial and sexual harassment, as well as disciplinary measures, the report said.