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crime of passion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A crime, typically a violent crime such as assault or murder, committed against a loved one because of sudden jealous rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated act.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: crim passional — crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak
  • Finnish: intohimorikos — crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak
  • French: crime passionnel — crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak
  • Malay: jenayah berang — crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak
  • Polish: zbrodnia w afekcie — crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak
  • Portuguese: crime passional — crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak
  • Russian: преступле́ние на по́чве стра́сти (prestuplénije na póčve strásti) — crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak
  • Spanish: crimen pasional — crime against a loved one because of jealous rage or heartbreak