Adulterers no longer banished to the gallows

Infidelity in one US state could soon be decriminalised if a 200-year law is repealed.

The Associated Press reports that New Hampshire's Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on the criminal adultery law this Wednesday (April 28th), until which time those who are married but looking will be waiting with baited breath.

When the law first came into force, men and women found guilty of philandering were punished by being forced to stand on the gallows for an hour with a noose around their necks.

However, over the years the penalties have become somewhat more relaxed to reflect the changing public perception of playing away from home.

But despite the rise of adultery, the act still carries a $1,200 (£766) in North Hampshire, something that many of its residents may hope will be appeased.

The debate over whether to reverse the bill comes as many traditionally anti-adultery nations take to a more liberal view on those having secret affairs.

A recent poll by YouGov Siraj found that 14 per cent of people in the United Arab Emirates admitted to having liaisons with an extramarital lover.

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