Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
sudden passion — n: heat of passion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
passion — An intensity of emotion. Hate or love. Sexual desire. Moved by feelings, emotions, or sympathy, without conscious violation of duty. Alabama Gas Co. v Jones, 244 Ala 413, 13 So 2d 873. As an element characterizing the degree of the offense of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
passion — In the definition of manslaughter as homicide committed without premeditation but under the influence of sudden passion or heat of passion , this term means any of the emotions of the mind known as rage, anger, hatred, furious resentment, or… … Black's law dictionary
sudden anger — See sudden passion … Ballentine's law dictionary
sudden heat of passion — sudden heat of passion: heat of passion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
sudden heat — n: heat of passion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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sudden heat of passion — In the common law definition of manslaughter, this phrase means an excess of rage or anger, suddenly arising from a contemporary provocation. It means that the provocation must arise at the time of the killing, and that the passion is not the… … Black's law dictionary
heat of passion — heat of pas·sion: 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 – called also heat of blood, heat of passion on sudden … Law dictionary
crime of passion — n. A crime committed in the heat of sudden passion. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. crime of passion A crime committed while in the th … Law dictionary
