as in love affair
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Recent Examples of criminal conversation
Brenay Kennard, a lifestyle content creator with nearly 3 million followers on TikTok, is at the center of a civil lawsuit that has made national headlines, in which she is accused of criminal conversation and alienation of affection.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
According to the verdict form, the jury found Kennard liable for $250,000 for the criminal conversation claim and awarded another $1.5 million in damages for the alienation of affection claim.
—Cristian Santana, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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
Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
According to the verdict form, the jury found Kennard liable for $250,000 for the criminal conversation claim and awarded another $1.5 million in damages for the alienation of affection claim.
—Cristian Santana, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The two then embarked on a torrid love affair, but the dynamic between them shifted violently when Nancy discovered that her husband was actually trying to protect her rather than divorce her.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Filming a Nicolas Winding Refn movie while talking through your Club Kid romance from afar must have been interesting.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Just as some American immigrants brought their love of the land to the Midwest and Texas, my mother’s parents carried with them an intense feeling for books.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Villa Chardonnay Horses With Wings, a sprawling animal sanctuary tucked into the Cuyamaca Mountains in San Diego County, billed itself for years as a place where unwanted animals could find love and a second chance at life.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Criminal conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20conversation. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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