CRIMINAL CONVERSATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

Example:

adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce

Synonyms:

adultery; criminal conversation; fornication

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("criminal conversation" is a kind of...):

extramarital sex; free love (sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)

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