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crime of pas·sion

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  1. crime of passionnoun

    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.

Wikipedia

  1. Crime of Passion

    Crime of Passion is a non-album single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1984 on Virgin Records. The song features Barry Palmer performing vocals.

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  1. Crime of passion

    A crime of passion, or crime passionnel, in popular usage, refers to a violent crime, especially murder, in which the perpetrator commits the act against someone because of sudden strong impulse such as sudden rage rather than as a premeditated crime. The act, as is suggested by the name is often associated with the history of France. However, such crimes have existed and continue to exist in most cultures.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of crime of passion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of crime of passion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of crime of passion in a Sentence

  1. Martha Lucia Sanchez:

    This is an unparalleled decision that makes it clear that what happened to Correa and other women is not a crime of passion, which only serves to justify the actions of the perpetrator, but is a crime based on gender, it sends a message to society that such crimes don't end in impunity, and gives us a tool with which to get other convictions for femicide in the future, with a maximum prison sentence of 40 years without parole.


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