SINCE 1828
crime passionnel
French noun phrase
crime pas·sion·nel
| \ ˌkrēm-ˌpä-sē-ə-ˈnel
, -ˌpä-syȯ-\
, -ˌpä-syȯ-\
variants:
or crime passionel
Definition of crime passionnel
: crime of passion : a crime triggered by sexual jealousy
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