criminal conversation
noun Civil Law.
adultery. Abbreviation: crim. con.
Origin of criminal conversation
First recorded in 1760–70
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British Dictionary definitions for criminal conversation
criminal conversation
noun
(formerly) a common law action brought by a husband by which he claimed damages against an adulterer
another term for adultery