crimes passionnels

Variant of crime passionnel

crime passionnel definition

crime pas·si·on·nel (krēm pä′sē ə nel′)

a sexually motivated crime; specif., the murder of a spouse, lover, etc., motivated by jealousy
also crime passionel crime pas′·si·on·el′

Etymology: < Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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