1. plural of fornication; voluntary sexual intercourse between unmarried persons, or between a married person and someone other than their spouse.
Usage: formal or religious register; often used in moral or legal contexts

Examples

• The religious text condemned fornications as sinful behavior.
• Historical laws in some regions imposed penalties for fornications.
• The sermon addressed the moral consequences of fornications.
• In traditional societies, fornications were considered serious transgressions.
• The novel explored themes of forbidden fornications and social scandal.