Legal Definitions - double adultery

Double adultery occurs when both individuals engaging in an extramarital sexual relationship are married to other people. This means that the act of infidelity violates two separate marriages simultaneously.

Double Adultery refers to a specific situation where two individuals, both of whom are legally married to other people, engage in a consensual sexual relationship with each other. It is a form of adultery where both parties involved in the extramarital affair are themselves married, as opposed to a situation where only one party is married and the other is single.

Here are some examples to illustrate this concept:

• Example 1: Workplace Relationship
  Imagine a scenario where Mr. Henderson is married to Mrs. Henderson, and Ms. Davies is married to Mr. Davies. If Mr. Henderson and Ms. Davies, who work together, begin a sexual relationship, this would be considered double adultery. Both individuals involved in the affair (Mr. Henderson and Ms. Davies) are legally married to other people.

• Example 2: Social Acquaintances
  Consider a situation where Sarah is married to Tom, and Mark is married to Lisa. Sarah and Mark meet at a community event and later develop a sexual relationship. Because both Sarah and Mark are married to different spouses, their affair constitutes double adultery.

• Example 3: Long-Term Affair
  Suppose David is married to Emily, and their neighbor, Jessica, is married to Robert. If David and Jessica maintain a secret sexual relationship over several years, this would be an instance of double adultery. Both David and Jessica are married individuals engaging in an affair with each other.