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flag 16 U.S. states still criminalize adultery, with 5 treating it as a felony, though convictions are rare.

flag In the U.S., 16 states still have laws criminalizing marital infidelity, with five states—Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin—treating it as a felony punishable by up to three years in prison. flag Most other states consider it a misdemeanor with lesser penalties. flag Despite these laws, convictions are rare, with the last one occurring in Massachusetts in 1983. flag New York recently repealed its adultery law after 117 years.

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