Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
alienation of affection — noun a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse • Hypernyms: ↑tort, ↑civil wrong * * * : the diversion of a person s affection from someone who has certain rights … Useful english dictionary
alienation of affections — alienation of affections: the diversion of a person s affection from someone (as a spouse) who has certain rights or claims to such affection usu. to a third person who is held to be the instigator or cause of the diversion – called also… … Law dictionary
alienation — (n.) transfer of ownership, late 14c., from O.Fr. alienacion and directly from L. alienationem (nom. alienatio) a transfer, surrender, noun of action from pp. stem of alienare (see ALIENATE (Cf. alienate)). It also meant loss or derangement of… … Etymology dictionary
affection — I noun admiration, adoration, amorousness, ardor, attachment, closeness, devotion, enchantment, endearment, excitation of feeling, fancy, feeling, fervency, fervor, firm attachment, fondness, fullness of heart, inclination, infatuation, kindness … Law dictionary
Alienation of affections — At common law, alienation of affections is a tort action brought by a deserted spouse against a third party alleged to be responsible for the failure of the marriage. The defendant in an alienation of affections suit is typically an adulterous… … Wikipedia
ALIÉNATION — Le mot «aliénation» est, aujourd’hui, en langue française, un mot malade. Il souffre de cette affection que certains lexicologues appellent «surcharge sémantique»: à force de signifier trop, il risque de ne plus rien signifier du tout. La… … Encyclopédie Universelle
alienation — /eyl(i)yaneyshan/ In real property law, the transfer of the property and possession of lands, tenements, or other things, from one person to another. The term is particularly applied to absolute conveyances of real property. The voluntary and… … Black's law dictionary
alienation — /eyl(i)yaneyshan/ In real property law, the transfer of the property and possession of lands, tenements, or other things, from one person to another. The term is particularly applied to absolute conveyances of real property. The voluntary and… … Black's law dictionary
Affection — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Affection (homonymie). Un bisou peut exprimer l affection. L affection (du latin affectio singifiant « rapport … Wikipédia en Français
alienationof affection — alienation of affection n. Law The wrongful or injurious act of interfering with an affectionate relationship so that one person loses affection for the other. * * * … Universalium
