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criminal conversation

noun

Civil Law.
  1. adultery. : crim. con.


criminal conversation

noun

  1. (formerly) a common law action brought by a husband by which he claimed damages against an adulterer
  2. another term for adultery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of criminal conversation1

First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences

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Law enforcement agencies across Europe were able to secretly monitor criminal conversations until June 2020, when the company realised it had been compromised and alerted its users.

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Police have analysed more than 115 million "criminal conversations", Europol said, helping prevent "violent attacks, attempted murders, corruption and large scale drugs transports."

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Johns sued under what are called the claims of alienation of affection and of criminal conversation, which is also known as adultery.

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Johns is suing under what are called the claims of alienation of affection and of criminal conversation, which is also known as adultery.

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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.

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