heat of passion

Rage, terror, or furious hatred suddenly aroused by some immediate provocation, usu. another person’s words or actions.

• At common law, the heat of passion could serve as a mitigating circumstance that would reduce a murder charge to manslaughter.

— Also termed sudden heat of passion; sudden heat; sudden passion; hot blood; sudden heat and passion; furor brevis. Cf. COLD BLOOD; COOL BLOOD. [Cases: Homicide 666, 828.]


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