Ukuphinga ( okususelwa kuLatin adulterium ) ubulili obungaphandle komshado obubhekwa njengobungaziphethe ngezizathu zenhlalo, zenkolo, zokuziphatha noma zomthetho.Nakuba izenzo zobulili ezihlanganisa ukuphinga ziyahlukahluka, kanye nemiphumela kwezenhlalo, zenkolo, futhi ngokomthetho, umqondo likhona amasiko amaningi nemikhutshana akufane ubuKristu, UbuJuda futhi Islam . Ukuphinga kubhekwa yiziphathimandla eziningi njengokucasulayo ekuziphatheni komphakathi, njengokuphathwa kabi kobudlelwano bomshado. Nokho, ngisho izindawo eziye decriminalized ukuphinga, isese nemiphumela zomthetho, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni nge-fault-based isehlukaniso imithetho, lapho ukuphinga cishe njalo kwakha phansi lokufaka isehlukaniso futhi kungaba umthelela e impahla zokuhlala, le esitokisini kwezingane, ukwenqaba isondlo, njll.Ukuphinga akusona isizathu sesehlukaniso ezindaweni ezithathe imodeli yedivosi engenacala. "Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Adultery"". Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Adultery". http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/6618/adultery. Retrieved 12 July 2010.  adultery, https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/adultery, retrieved 2021-05-18