criminal conversation

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Recent Examples of criminal conversation Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal conversation
Noun
  • Redford and Streisand play Hubbell Gardiner and Katie Morosky, who meet on a college campus in the late 1930s and later begin a love affair despite their decidedly different political beliefs.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In the end, their love affair couldn’t last.
    Christine Estima September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What’s fall reading without a little hockey romance?
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The movie, which premiered at TIFF, stars Dinklage as store manager Mitch and Kirsten Dunst as Leigh, a Toys ‘R’ Us employee who develops a romance with the fugitive.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a reason a new generation of editors continues to fall in love with the brand, and the Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser is one of them.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Studio dominated its first season at the Emmys — but the show's creators showed no love to Sal Saperstein.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Criminal conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20conversation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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