Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman, where there is at least some slight penetration of the woman's vagina by the man's penis. “Carnal knowledge” is an element of many
Why is it called carnal knowledge?
Biblical source
The term derives from carnal, meaning "of the flesh," and the Biblical usage of the verb know/knew, a euphemism for sexual conduct.
What does conviction of carnal knowledge mean?
Legal Definition of carnal knowledge
: an act of especially illegal sexual intercourse whoever has carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will — District of Columbia Code Annotated also : the crime of committing such an act was charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile — see also rape.
