crim. con.n.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪm ˈkɒn/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪm ˈkɑn/

Forms: 1700s– crim. con., 1800s– crim con (without point).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: criminal conversation n. at criminal adj. and n. Compounds.

Etymology: Shortened < criminal conversation n. at criminal adj. and n. Compounds, probably originally as a graphic abbreviation.

Law. colloquial. Now historical.

= criminal conversation n. at criminal adj. and n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > legal aspect of adultery

criminal conversation1716

crim. con.1730

1730 Advice to Ladies Great Brit. 1 Secure yourselves from being undone, And Swains from Verdicts of Crim. Con.

1770 S. Foote Lame Lover i. 5 You would not insinuate that she has been guilty of crim. con.?

1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 308/2 The genuine crim-con antagonist of the villanous seducer.

1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xii. 77 The action of crim. con., that disgrace to the nation, has been abolished.

1902 Times 18 Mar. 3/5 Claims for damages in the Probate and Divorce Division had taken the place of the old actions from crim. con.

1960 R. Davies Voice from Attic iv. 122 The ‘crim. con.’ which is referred to so mysteriously in many Victorian novels.

1999 J. Morton Sex, Crimes & Misdemeanours i. ii. 17 Crim con was, however, a course of action brought only by the gentry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crim con
释义	crim. con.n. Brit. /ˈkrɪm ˈkɒn/, U.S. /ˈkrɪm ˈkɑn/ Forms: 1700s– crim. con., 1800s– crim con (without point). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: criminal conversation n. at criminal adj. and n. Compounds. Etymology: Shortened < criminal conversation n. at criminal adj. and n. Compounds, probably originally as a graphic abbreviation. Law. colloquial. Now historical. = criminal conversation n. at criminal adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > legal aspect of adultery criminal conversation1716 crim. con.1730 1730 Advice to Ladies Great Brit. 1 Secure yourselves from being undone, And Swains from Verdicts of Crim. Con. 1770 S. Foote Lame Lover i. 5 You would not insinuate that she has been guilty of crim. con.? 1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 308/2 The genuine crim-con antagonist of the villanous seducer. 1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law xii. 77 The action of crim. con., that disgrace to the nation, has been abolished. 1902 Times 18 Mar. 3/5 Claims for damages in the Probate and Divorce Division had taken the place of the old actions from crim. con. 1960 R. Davies Voice from Attic iv. 122 The ‘crim. con.’ which is referred to so mysteriously in many Victorian novels. 1999 J. Morton Sex, Crimes & Misdemeanours i. ii. 17 Crim con was, however, a course of action brought only by the gentry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1730
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