Meaning heat of passion
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heat of passion


n. in a criminal case, when the accused was in an uncontrollable ...
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heat of passion


A mitigating circumstance that may be raised by an accused criminal, claiming to have been in an uncontrollable rage, terror, or fury at the time of the alleged crime, especially one provoked by the v [..]
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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 called also heat of ...
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Heat of passion is a criminal defendant's excuse for lacking the premeditation element of a crime due to sudden anger or heartbreak. The defense is usually raised in murder or attempted murder ca [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com





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