Alienation of affection is a common law concept in which a man could sue if his wife left him for another man. This was based on the notion that a wife was her husband's property, so if a wife left her husband for another man that other man could be considered to have committed a theft. This article concerns the common-law legal system, as contrasted with the civil law legal system; for other meanings of the term, within the field of law, see common law (disambiguation). ...

Alienation of affection laws remain on the books in a few jurisdictions, but are not commonly used.

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• States of the U.S. that have abolished and that retain Alienation of affection laws