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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Their love affair was short lived, however, and the two engaged in a huge beef that resulted in Nicki releasing Big Foot which poked fun about Megan’s size and the fellow rapper’s shooting injury.—
Bridgette Bartlett Royall,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
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For Pera, his love affair with truffles started at age 20 while visiting cousins in Genoa.—
Aviva Bechky,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Actually looking for the romance category as a category that’s been underrepresented, both in streaming and just kind of broadly in our eyes.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Yet in Season 3 of the show, Theo didn’t appear at all, suggesting that Eloise’s romance in the show may go back to following the books.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And there is inherently, there is a global love for the game.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Philippa Featherington and Albion Finch The middle daughter, Philippa, is the first of the Featheringtons to find love.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Criminal conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20conversation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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