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Discover LudwigThe phrase "against incest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions or writings that address moral, legal, or social opposition to incestuous relationships.
Example: "The organization advocates for laws that are against incest to protect vulnerable individuals."
Alternatives: "opposed to incest" or "in opposition to incest".
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Taboos, such as those against incest or murder, are those socially imposed inhibitions which are raised to the level of unwritten laws.
At a time when sexually explicit display rarely elicits more than a yawn, Ms. Marder has managed to raise eyebrows with her voyeuristic images that challenge the taboo against incest.
In her view, many men view their wives through a maternal prism, so that the spouse becomes desexualized (in something akin to the taboo against incest) while sexual gratification is sought with another, often younger, woman.
As with similar laws in other states, it was adopted, virtually intact, from a 16th-century British statute When they were first written, laws against incest were founded on biblical prohibitions and intended to prevent the conception of genetically impaired children.
As many commercial plant species have lost the ability to guard against incest, the findings may help breeders circumvent inbreeding to create more robust plants.
Hausmann says the film "explicitly affirms the importance of upholding the prohibition against incest"; a recurring theme of Ball's work is his comparison of the taboos against incest and homosexuality.
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In Butler's view, the taboo against (heterosexual) incest presupposes a prior taboo against homosexuality (which effectively constitutes heterosexual desire as such) (1990, 82).
"After much insightful circling, Frances Wilson comes down against the incest theory".
Charge of incest against Lord Byron now new, Made first by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1869.
Among the charges brought against him were incest and an attempt to have his wife, a prostitute, murdered.
The Freudian brand, many believe, has led therapists to ignore the power of suggestion, leading to the scandal of unsupported allegations of incest against innocent parents.
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