criminal conversation

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criminal conversation

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uncountable Unlawful sexual intercourse with a married person; adultery; a common law tort arising from adultery, abolished in many jurisdictions. It then charged the defendant, William Atkinſon, with having ſeduced the plaintiff's wife, and with having had criminal converſation with her.
Similar: conversation, crim. con.

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@misc{criminal_conversation_2026,
  title = {criminal conversation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/criminal%20conversation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}