“heat!”

The following 3 entries include the term heat!.

heat of passion

: an agitated state of mind (as anger or terror) prompted by provocation sufficient to overcome the ability of a reasonable person to reflect on and control his or her actions see also manslaughter compare cold blood, cool state of blood

sudden heat

noun

sudden heat of passion

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