Etymology

crime passionnel

Today it means: A crime of passion, especially a murder committed from motives of jealousy. Full definition →

First used 19th c.French crime passionnel
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  1. French · borrowed fromcrime passionnel
  2. English todaycrime passionnel

Borrowed from French crime passionnel.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A crime of passion, especially a murder committed from motives of jealousy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.