noun
pl. crimes pas·si·on·nels′ a sexually motivated crime; specif., the murder of a spouse, lover, etc., motivated by jealousy
also sp. crime pas·si·on·el′
Origin of crime passionnel
Fr, literally , a crime pertaining to the passionscrime passionnel
crime pas·si·on·nelWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural crimes passionnels)
- A crime of passion, especially a murder committed from motives of jealousy. [from 19th c.]
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