criminal conversation

Archaic. A tort action for adultery, brought by a husband against a third party who en-gaged in sexual intercourse with his wife.

• Criminal conversation has been abolished in most jurisdictions. — Abbr. crim. con. See HEARTBALM STATUTE. [Cases: Husband and Wife 340–354.]

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