as in love affair
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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.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal conversation
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Californians have long had a love affair with zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) and the state currently holds 19.5% of ZEV registrations compared to the overall U.S. market share of 7.8%.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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The design draws deeply from its Oxfordshire surroundings, echoing the soft charm of the Cotswolds and Britain’s long-standing love affair with gardens.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The Percy Jackson star first sparked romance rumors in January 2020 but the couple didn't make their red carpet debut until August 2022 at the Bullet Train premiere.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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The 22-year-old talent plays a dreamy lesbian love interest opposite Alexandra McVicker in Alice Maio Mackay’s fresh demon romance.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 July 2025
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The Islander entered the Fiji villa on Day 5 as a bombshell and quickly found herself in a love triangle between Ace Greene and Chelley Bissainthe.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Anderson costars as femme fatale Beth Davenport, Drebin’s love interest—and his deadpan partner in verbal volleying.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Criminal conversation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20conversation. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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