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alienation of affections
or alienation of affection
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noun Law.
the estrangement by a third person of one spouse from the other.
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Origin of alienation of affections
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby alienation of affections
alienage, Alien and Sedition Acts, alienate, alienated, alienation, alienation of affections, alienee, alieni generis, alieni juris, alienism, alienist
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