jilted
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North Carolina, where the Ammels lived, is one of just a handful of states with a “homewrecker law” that allows a jilted spouse to sue a third party for damages for a marital breakup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
In 2018, a judge awarded a jilted husband almost $9 million, after he alleged that another man lured his wife away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
They also included twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the founders of crypto platform Gemini, who were made famous as jilted investors in the movie "The Social Network" about the birth of Facebook.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
Twice jilted, Rangers are putting out the notion that they might still get back together sometime in the future.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025
And then, about 1936, or 1937, the man from Lansing jilted my mother suddenly.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
