punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed

punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed

prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

The offense of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by the law or established usage of a country In this offense illegitimate consanguinity is of the same effect as legitimate, Sexual relations between close relatives (too closely related to be legally married), usually considered taboo, and a crime in many jurisdictions, sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)