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
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 — 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
sudden heat of passion — sudden heat of passion: heat of passion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … 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
passion — pas·sion / pa shən/ n: intense, driving, or overpowering feeling or emotion; esp: any violent or intense emotion that prevents reflection see also heat of passion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
heat — index passion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
heat — heatable, adj. heatful, adj. heatless, adj. heatlike, adj. /heet/, n. 1. the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth. 2. the condition or quality of being hot: the heat of an oven. 3. the degree of… … Universalium
heat — [[t]hit[/t]] n. 1) the condition or quality of being hot; the state of a body having or generating a high degree of warmth 2) degree of hotness; temperature: moderate heat[/ex] 3) the sensation of warmth or hotness 4) a bodily temperature higher… … From formal English to slang
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
