Adulterine
Definition
Originating from or relating to adultery; born from an extramarital relationship where at least one parent was legally married to another person. In historical civil codes, the term defined a restrictive legal status for children (adulterous child), limiting their inheritance rights. Under modern family law, these legal discriminations have been completely eradicated, though the word retains ethical, religious, or sociological values.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Adulterine
- Illegitimate
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and plural inflectional configurations. |
| Formation | Derived from French 'adultérin' and Latin 'adulterinus', structurally linked to the concept of marital breach products. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [əˈdʌl.tə.raɪn] (standard international phonetic notation blueprint) |
| Source | Black's Law Dictionary & Lexicon of Family Law and Historical Status Registries |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În secolul al XIX-lea, un copil adulterin nu putea moșteni bunurile tatălui său în lipsa unui testament explicit.
EN: In the 19th century, an adulterine child could not inherit his father's property in the absence of an explicit will.
RO: Avocatul a explicat că legislația modernă protejează egal toți copiii, indiferent dacă provin dintr-o legătură adulterină sau nu.
EN: The lawyer explained that modern legislation protects all children equally, regardless of whether they originate from an adulterine bond or not.
RO: Romanul descrie tensiunile dintr-o familie aristocratică apărute în urma descoperirii unui secret adulterin bine păstrat.
EN: The novel describes the tensions within an aristocratic family arising after the discovery of a well-kept adulterine secret.
Idioms & Phrases
Copil adulterin / Adulterine child / Illegitimate offspring
RO: Statut juridic istoric acordat copilului conceput în timp ce unul dintre părinți era legat de o altă căsătorie valabilă.
EN: A historical legal status given to a child conceived while one parent was bound by another valid marriage.
Legătură adulterină / Adulterous relationship / Illicit alliance
RO: Relație amoroasă desfășurată în secret cu încălcarea directă a obligației de fidelitate conjugală.
EN: A romantic relationship conducted in secret with a direct breach of the marital fidelity obligation.
Filiatione adulterină / Adulterine filiation
RO: Stabilirea legăturii de rudenie biologică ce demonstrează proveniența unui individ dintr-o relație extramaritală.
EN: The establishment of a biological kinship link proving an individual's origin from an extramarital relationship.
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