alienation of affections
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of alienation of affections
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Under the "alienation of affections" law, a plaintiff must prove the marriage was happy before a third party intervened.
From Fox News • Oct. 5, 2019
Only last week did Playwright MacArthur's first wife, a Chicago newspaper woman, drop her alienation of affections suit against Actress Hayes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later the man sued his wife for divorce, naming Bruce Barton as corespondent, sued Barton for alienation of affections.
From Time Magazine Archive
Upset by the ensuing publicity when Hudson threatened to sue the U. S. L. T. A. for alienation of affections, Kovacs was no great shakes in his first tour of the big-time circuit.
From Time Magazine Archive
For some one to spit on you, foretells disagreements and alienation of affections.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman
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