Crime against nature (disambiguation)
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Crime against nature and similar can mean:
- Crime against natureCrime against natureCrime against nature is a legal term used in published cases in the United States since 1814 and normally defined as a form of sexual behavior that is not considered natural and is seen as a punishable offense in dozens of countries and several U.S. states...
, a form of sexual behavior that is not considered natural and is seen as a punishable offense in some jurisdictions - Acts of animal abuse
- Acts that are considered to be damaging to the natural environmentNatural environmentThe natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
. - Certain medical/scientific experiments and developments such as cloningCloningCloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
are also labeled as crimes against nature by some. - "Crimes Against Nature", the title of a letter by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. published in the December 11, 2003 issue of Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine - Crimes Against Nature (book), a political book by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.