criminal conversation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: criminal conversation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for criminal conversation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
criminal conversation n extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce" Synonym(s): adultery, criminal conversation, fornication
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Criminal \Crim"i*nal\ (kr?m"?-nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See {Crime}.] 1. Guilty of crime or sin. The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. --Rogers. 2. Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness. Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves. --Addison. 3. Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code. The officers and servants of the crown, violating the personal liberty, or other right of the subject . . . were in some cases liable to criminal process. --Hallam. {Criminal action} (Law), an action or suit instituted to secure conviction and punishment for a crime. {Criminal conversation} (Law), unlawful intercourse with a married woman; adultery; -- usually abbreviated, crim. con. {Criminal law}, the law which relates to crimes.