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Crime of passion - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Amor, Eros, Megaera, Nemesis, Tisiphone, Abandon, Ache, Affect, Affection, Agape, Agitation, Agony, Animation, Anthem |
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Popular opinion, if not courts of law, sometimes view the commission of murder or of grievous bodily harm more sympathetically as a crime of passion—a physical outbreak of intense jealousy responding to presumed or witnessed sexual deception. An important aspect of determining a crime of passion is the immediacy of the response.
Societies in which honor forms a governing principle may react similarly to altercations caused by personal insults or may defer immediate action preferring to consult among family members and act in concert.
See Also: Honor killing
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