English Dictionary

alienation of affections

名詞

不可算名詞

(law) A common law tort that can be brought against the third party alleged to be responsible for the failure of marriage; abolished in many jurisdictions.

日本語の意味

婚姻の破綻に関連して、結婚生活を終わらせた原因とされる第三者に対して損害賠償などを求める普通法上の不法行為訴訟の概念。 / 結婚関係の失敗において、愛情の喪失に寄与したと考えられる第三者を対象とした民事訴訟の法的手続き。

The plaintiff filed a lawsuit claiming alienation of affections against his wife's alleged lover.

原告は、妻のいわゆる愛人に対して、婚姻関係の破綻に対する不法行為（第三者による婚姻破壊の責任追及）を理由に訴訟を起こした。

意味（1）

(law) A common law tort that can be brought against the third party alleged to be responsible for the failure of marriage; abolished in many jurisdictions.

The wrong in alienation of affections is foreseen damage to the relationship between husband and wife, which requires the marriage not to have been in ruins before the outsider interfered.