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
  • Elordi plays the younger version of Dorrigo through both his love affair and his imprisonment — the later of which was particularly important for the actor to accurately portray given the personal connections to the story.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
  • For the first time, the 71-year-old supermodel shares intimate details of her love affairs, some famous and some less well-known.
    Liz McNeil, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • She’s also got five adaptations of her contemporary romance novels in the works.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • During their final performance together, the pair appeared to confirm their relationship — after months of romance rumors — with an onstage kiss.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Fast causal chain Shake Shack has decided to spread the love beginning Thursday, May 1 with a rotating schedule of free burger creations to add to a purchase of $10 or more.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Throughout the show's five-season run, Joe's character kills off several of his love interests, starting with Beck, and later his wife, Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti) along with a number of other characters in their orbit.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 May 2025

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“Criminal conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20conversation. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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