The British English term buggery is very close in meaning to the term sodomy, often used interchangeably in law and popular speech. It may also be a specific common law offence encompassing both sodomy and bestiality.

In English law "buggery" was first used in the Buggery Act 1533, while Section 61 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, entitled "Sodomy and Bestiality", defined punishments for "the abominable Crime of Buggery, committed either with Mankind or with any Animal". The definition of "buggery" was not specified in these or any statute, but rather established by judicial precedent. Over the years the courts have defined buggery as including either

anal intercourse or oral intercourse by a man with a man or woman or
vaginal intercourse by either a man or a woman with an animal,

but not any other form of "unnatural intercourse", the implication being that anal sex with an animal would not constitute buggery.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buggery

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Buggery — Bug ger*y, n. [OF. bougrerie, bogrerie, heresy. See {Bugger}.] Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

buggery — (n.) mid 14c., heresy, later unnatural intercourse with man or beast, carnalis copula contra Naturam, & hoc vel per confusionem Specierum . See BUGGER (Cf. bugger) … Etymology dictionary

buggery — noun intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman • Syn: ↑sodomy, ↑anal sex, ↑anal intercourse • Derivationally related forms: ↑bugger, ↑sodomist (for: ↑sodomy), ↑ … Useful english dictionary

Buggery — The English term buggery is very close in meaning to the term sodomy, and is often used interchangeably in law and popular speech. It is also a specific criminal offence under the English common law.In lawUnder most common law legal systems, the… … Wikipedia

buggery — /ˈbʌgəri / (say buguhree) noun 1. (taboo) anal intercourse with a human or with an animal; the practice of sodomy or bestiality. –phrase Colloquial 2. as (all)

buggery, (an intensifier): hot as buggery. 3. go to buggery … Australian English dictionary

buggery* — Used in several abusive expressions for emph. ♣ Will I buggery! I won t. ♣ Go to buggery, Go away. ♣ It s all to buggery, It is spoiled or confused … A concise dictionary of English slang

buggery — noun a) Anal sex. Whosoever shall be convicted of the abominable crime of buggery shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than ten years. b) Any sexual act deemed against… … Wiktionary

buggery — Adj. Used as an intensifier in denials such as did I buggery! or like buggery she did … English slang and colloquialisms

buggery — n 1. anal intercourse. The word is still, in Britain, the official designation of the act in legal terminology. 2. British oblivion, destruction, ruin. The word usually appears in phrases such as all to buggery … Contemporary slang

buggery — [[t]bʌ̱gəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Buggery is anal intercourse … English dictionary

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Sodomia – w języku polskim termin określający zoofilię[1].

W języku angielskim słowo sodomy oznacza stosunek analny[2][3] stanowiąc przykład fałszywego przyjaciela.

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Sodomy (/ˈsɒdəmi/) is generally anal or oral sex between people or sexual activity between a person and a non-human animal (bestiality), but may also include any non-procreative sexual activity.[1][2][3] Originally the term sodomy, which is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in chapters 18 and 19 of the Book of Genesis in the Bible,[4] was commonly restricted to anal sex.[5][6] Sodomy laws in many countries criminalized these behaviors, and other disfavored sexual activities as well.[6][7] In the Western world, many of these laws have been overturned or are not routinely enforced.

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