ADULTERY is, both in England and Scotland, a ground of divorce. In England, a complete divorce or dissolution of the marriage can only be obtained through an act of parliament; but in Scotland, a complete divorce may be effected by proceedings in the Court of Session, as succeeding to the old commissary jurisdiction. The adulterous parties are by the law of Scotland prohibited from intermarrying. Fraser on Personal and Domestic Relations, vol. i. p. 82. See DIVORCE.