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Noun: incest  'in,sest
  1. Sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
    "The ancient Egyptian royalty practised incest to keep their bloodlines pure"

Derived forms: incests

Type of: criminal congress [archaic], unlawful carnal knowledge

Encyclopedia: Incest