crime passionnel

/ (French krim pɑsjɔnɛl) /

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noun plural crimes passionnels

a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passionAlso called: crime of passion

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Word Origin for crime passionnel

from French

Words nearby crime passionnel

Crimean Tatar, Crimean War, crime does not pay, crime-fighter, crimen injuria, crime passionnel, crime sheet, crimewave, criminal, criminal assault, criminal code

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How to use crime passionnel in a sentence

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But they say its effect on the regular daily operation of organized crime has been negligible.
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The anti-crime cops began searching the likely path of flight.
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Which is impossible unless people talk publicly rather than letting each crime be its own isolated incident.
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Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.
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He was thrashed at school before the Jews and the hubshi, for the heinous crime of bringing home false reports of progress.
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At that moment the crime and inefficacy of bloodshed, in avenging injuries like his, or any injuries, struck upon his soul.
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He knew that the whole fabric of crime was due to the human reading of His "revelation" to man.
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Humanity must bench with justice; or punishment itself becomes crime, and degenerates into revenge.
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It is therefore true that the field of crime is not fixed, is in truth always changing.
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