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Or is it a sign of love, affection, a biological urge, a contract or even an assault? Law, history, evolution and anthropology show that it can be all those things. A University of Kansas law professor has published an analysis examining the legal history of the kiss, tracing how views of one of the seemingly most basic human behaviors are not universal, especially through a legal lens.

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