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crime passionnel

UK/ˌkɹiːmˌpasjəˈnɛl/

crime passionnel noun: a crime of passion, especially a murder committed from motives of jealousy.

Noun

crime passionnel (plural crimes passionnels)

  1. A crime of passion, especially a murder committed from motives of jealousy.
    • If, as she hinted, Dr Serrou had spent the night with Bachelet, the inexplicable brainstorm might have stemmed from a crime passionel.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 50
    • Stalking, a kind of crime passionnel, confuses our sympathies: how do you feel about someone who loves you but wants to ‘ruin’ you; who massages your ego as she damages your career [...]?2013, Nick Richardson, “Internet-Enabled”, in London Review of Books, volume 35, number 8

Forms of crime passionnel

pluralcrimes passionnels
alternative formcrime passionel

Origin of crime passionnel

Borrowed from French crime passionnel.

Questions about crime passionnel

What does crime passionnel mean?
Crime passionnel means a crime of passion, especially a murder committed from motives of jealousy.
What part of speech is crime passionnel?
Crime passionnel is a noun.
How do you pronounce crime passionnel?
Crime passionnel is pronounced /ˌkɹiːmˌpasjəˈnɛl/ (UK).
What is the plural of crime passionnel?
The plural of crime passionnel is crimes passionnels.

Words near crime passionnel in the dictionary

  1. crime lords
  2. crime minister
  3. crime ministers
  4. crime of passion
  5. crime passionel
  6. crime passionnel
  7. crime rate
  8. crime rates
  9. crime scene
  10. crime scene cleaner
  11. crime scene cleaners

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