crime of passionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkraɪm əv ˈpæʃ.ən/us/ˌkraɪm əv ˈpæʃ.ən/a crime committed because of very strong emotional feelings, especially in connection with a sexual relationship
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Crime - general words
- carrying-on
- complicit
- complicity
- copycat
- crime
- drink-driving
- DWI
- foul play
- inside job
- juvenile delinquent
- loitering
- misdeed
- netherworld
- offense
- speeding
- trespass
- vagrant
- victimless
- war crime
- wrongdoing
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