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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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Only later did he learn that she was married, and when the husband threatened to sue Barton for alienation of affections, he bought the couple off for $25,000.
Life of a Salesman; Or, the Adman Cometh by Epstein, Joseph / The Weekly Standard
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
(16) Nonphysical injuries to which the exclusion has been applied to shelter damages from taxation include alienation of affections (Rev.
Back pay awarded in employment discrimination dispute is taxable by Greenstein, Brian R. / The Tax Adviser
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