first meeting

first meeting. Archaic. Criminal law. The first contact between a killer and a victim after the killer has been informed of the victim’s insulting words or conduct that provoked the killing. • If the killing occurred during the first meeting, a murder charge could be reduced to manslaughter. See HEAT OF PASSION.

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