Examples of criminal conversation in a Sentence
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Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records.
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Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019
North Carolina is one of about a half-dozen states that allow lawsuits accusing a cheating spouse’s lover of alienation of affection and criminal conversation.
—Emery P. Dalesio, The Seattle Times, 5 Sep. 2017
Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019
North Carolina is one of about a half-dozen states that allow lawsuits accusing a cheating spouse’s lover of alienation of affection and criminal conversation.
—Emery P. Dalesio, The Seattle Times, 5 Sep. 2017
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First Known Use
1716, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of criminal conversation was
in 1716
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“Criminal conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20conversation. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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Legal Definition
criminal conversation
noun
criminal con·ver·sa·tion
: the tort of committing adultery with another's spouse compare alienation of affections
Note: This tort is no longer recognized in most jurisdictions.
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