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Definition of crime passionnel in English: crime passionnelnounPlural crimes passionnels ˌkriːm pasjəˈnɛlˌkrēm ˌpasyəˈnel A crime, typically a murder, committed in a fit of sexual jealousy. Example sentencesExamples - As in France, Monégasque justice is very lenient to what is called crime passionnel.
- He declared himself spellbound by something uniquely French, the crime passionnel, or crime of passion.
- No book on crime would be complete without mention of the crime passionnel, and in his chapter on this subject he includes useful hints on self-defence in the case of sexual assault.
- As he discovers, le crime passionnel, a concept originating in France, has a special place in many legal codes around the world.
- The Italian court won't grant a divorce, but a crime passionnel warrants a judicial wink and a nod.
Origin French, 'crime of passion'. Rhymes Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell Definition of crime passionnel in US English: crime passionnelnounˌkrēm ˌpasyəˈnel A crime, typically a murder, committed in a fit of sexual jealousy. Example sentencesExamples - As in France, Monégasque justice is very lenient to what is called crime passionnel.
- The Italian court won't grant a divorce, but a crime passionnel warrants a judicial wink and a nod.
- He declared himself spellbound by something uniquely French, the crime passionnel, or crime of passion.
- No book on crime would be complete without mention of the crime passionnel, and in his chapter on this subject he includes useful hints on self-defence in the case of sexual assault.
- As he discovers, le crime passionnel, a concept originating in France, has a special place in many legal codes around the world.
Origin French, ‘crime of passion’. |