in the heat of passion

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• 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

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• heat of passion — The expression for a mental state on the part of the accused reducing the offense of the killing of a person from murder to manslaughter; heat in the sense of an emotional state, produced by an adequate or reasonable provocation and before a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• heat of passion — A term used by the common law to refer to the condition of a defendant who can assert provocation as a basis for mitigating murder to manslaughter. Refers to passion or anger suddenly aroused at the time by some immediate and reasonable… …   Black's law dictionary

• heat of passion — A term used by the common law to refer to the condition of a defendant who can assert provocation as a basis for mitigating murder to manslaughter. Refers to passion or anger suddenly aroused at the time by some immediate and reasonable… …   Black's law dictionary

• 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

• In the Heat of the Night (album) — Infobox Album | Name = In the Heat of the Night Type = Album Artist = Pat Benatar Released = 1979 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 38:20 Label = Chrysalis Records Producer = Mike Chapman, Peter Coleman Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia

• in the heat of the moment — While subject to passion and without pausing to think • • • Main Entry: ↑heat * * * in the heat of the moment phrase at a time when you are too angry or excited to think carefully We both said things we didn’t mean in the heat of the moment.… …   Useful english dictionary

• In the Heat of the Night (álbum) — In the Heat of the Night Álbum de Pat Benatar Publicación 1979 Género(s) Rock Duración 29:53 Discográfica …   Wikipedia Español

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