Legal Definitions - lenocinium

Lenocinium

Lenocinium is a word that comes from Latin and has two meanings:

1. In ancient Roman law, it was a crime to make money by selling sex. This means that if someone was caught selling sex, they could be punished by law.
2. In Roman and Scots law, lenocinium referred to a husband who encouraged another man to have sex with his wife. This was considered a form of cheating and the wife could use it as a defense in a divorce case.

Example 1: In ancient Rome, people who were caught selling sex were charged with lenocinium and could be punished by law.

Example 2: In a divorce case, a wife could use lenocinium as a defense if she could prove that her husband encouraged another man to have sex with her.

These examples show how lenocinium was used in ancient Roman and Scots law to punish people who sold sex or cheated on their spouse.