A married woman is a woman who is already united to a man as his wife, and this includes a woman who, although not formally married, is generally recognized as a man’s wife; who, having accepted a man's offerings, lives with him; or who is kept as a man’s wife.
All these women are forbidden objects to men other than their own husbands. This prohibition, however, includes all immoral conduct besides adultery in the general sense of the term. Thus it includes all other acts of wrongfully taking liberties with her, such as fondling or caressing her, making love to her either with words (courting) or with gestures, such as casting lustful looks at her.
A woman still under protection is one who is under the care and protection of mother, father, relatives, or those who are rightfully entitled to be her protectors or guardians. A man who secretly takes her to wife or induces her to elope with him is guilty of committing adultery. It is only through permission from her guardian that a man can freely claim her as his wife.