CRIMINAL CONVERSATION Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

criminal conversation

noun

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. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 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

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Vogue Daily Newsletter At the heart of the exhibition are the voices and donations of Ron Porter and Joe Price, prolific collectors whose love affair with art jewelry began, fatefully, on a 1986 trip to MAD, then known as the American Craft Museum.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Every element is artful, thoughtful—a genuine expression of the Sersales’ enduring love affair with contemporary art and cultural storytelling.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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Their Mediterranean romance becomes complicated when Ry's mother becomes involved in a resort development threatening Julián's family's land.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
That casting was for Prime Video’s romance The Last Sunrise, based on author Anna Todd’s 2025 bestseller and released this Wednesday.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

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One of the themes is parenthood and a way of conceiving motherhood and parental love as control and ambition that is projected onto one’s children.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
And given her lifelong love of the breed, Farlow can understand why the couple may have been powerless to resist.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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