alienation of affections

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alienation of affections n. convincing a wife to leave her husband, often for another man, causing the husband to lose conjugal relations. This is primarily of historic interest, since alienation of affections was a civil wrong for which a deprived husband could sue the party convincing the wife to leave, but the right to sue has been abolished in almost all states.

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affection alienate alienation alienation of affection consort Criminal conversation estrangement harbor Heart Balm Acts Husband and Wife loss of affection			Causes of action can sometimes be eliminated, as has happened in many jurisdictions for torts such as alienation of affections and criminal conversation. Tort law for federalists (and the rest of US): private law in disguise by Goldberg, John C.P. / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 19) The court reasoned that allowing this claim "would be tantamount to allowing a claim for seduction, alienation of affections, or criminal conversation to proceed under less strict standards than required by statute for actions of this type, merely by virtue of the fact that the parties involved happened to have met in the context of a legal relationship. Attorney-client sex: too close for comfort? by Braud, Andree M. / Trial Awards have been held to be excludible in actions based on emotional distress, injury to reputation, sex, age or race discrimination, wrongful termination, alienation of affections and wrongful death. Severance payments as personal injury awards by Dunn, Bill / The Tax Adviser			Aleatory Contract Aleatory contracts Aler sans jour alert alert to danger alertness Alexander, James alexipharmic Alfet Alia enormia alias alias dictus Alias Writ alibi alien Alien and Sedition Acts Alien Enemy Alienable Alienage alienate alienated alienatio alienation Alienation Clause alienation of affection alienation of affections alienation of mind alienation of property Alienation office Aliene Alienee alienigena Alienor Aliens alienus Aliexi juris alight align aligned alignment alike alikeness aliment alimentation Aliments alimentum alimony aliquot Aliter Aliud est celare Aliunde			alienates affections alienating alienating alienating affections alienating affections Alienatio alienation alienation alienation alienation alienation Alienation (property law) Alienation (property law) Alienation (property law) alienation by devise Alienation Clause Alienation Clause Alienation Clauses Alienation Clauses alienation coefficient alienation coefficient alienation coefficient Alienation effect Alienation effect Alienation effect Alienation effect Alienation effect alienation of affection alienation of affection Alienation of Affection and Criminal Conversation alienation of affections alienation of mind alienation of property Alienation Office Alienation theater Alienation zone alienator alienator Aliene Aliene aliened aliened aliened aliened alienee alienee alienees alienees alienia alienigena aliening aliening aliening aliening alienism alienist alienist alienist alienists alienists alienness

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