criminal conversation
1Criminal conversation — Criminal conversation, commonly known as crim. con., is a tort arising from adultery. History of criminal conversation It was based upon compensation for the husband s loss of property rights in his wife, the wife being regarded as his… …
2criminal conversation — criminal con·ver·sa·tion n: the tort of committing adultery with another s spouse compare alienation of affections ◇ This tort is no longer recognized in most jurisdictions. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
3Criminal conversation — Criminal Crim i*nal (kr?m ? nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See {Crime}.] 1. Guilty of crime or sin. [1913 Webster] The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. Rogers. [1913 Webster] 2 …
4criminal conversation — n. CONVERSATION (sense 2) …
5Criminal Conversation — is a novel published in 1994 by Evan Hunter, set in Brooklyn, New York. Plot Sarah Welles, 34, a private school English teacher, is happily married to Assistant District Attorney Michael Welles, Organized Crime, Manhattan. Michael Welles is… …
6criminal conversation — obsolete adultery Usually committed by the woman, in whom it was thought more reprehensible, and abbreviated to crim con in legal jargon: In 1837, Mrs Charlotte Travanion née Brereton, of Cornwall, was accused of having criminal… …
7criminal conversation — Sexual intercourse of an outsider with husband or wife, or a breaking down of the covenant of fidelity. Tort action based on adultery, considered in its aspect of a civil injury to the husband or wife entitling him or her to damages; the tort of… …
8criminal conversation — Sexual intercourse of an outsider with husband or wife, or a breaking down of the covenant of fidelity. Tort action based on adultery, considered in its aspect of a civil injury to the husband or wife entitling him or her to damages; the tort of… …
9criminal conversation — noun Date: 1732 adultery considered as a tort …
10criminal conversation — Civil Law. adultery. Abbr.: crim. con. [1760 70] * * * …
