Crime of Passion

A crime of passion, in popular usage, refers to a crime in which the perpetrator commits a crime, especially assault or murder, against a spouse or other loved one because of sudden strong impulse such as a jealous rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated crime. A typical crime of passion, for example, might involve a husband who discovers his wife has made him a cuckold and proceeds to brutally batter or even kill his wife or the man with whom she was involved. Women (e.g. Ruth Ellis or Lorena Bobbitt), as well as men, can commit crimes of passion.

In the United States civil courts, a crime of passion is referred to as temporary insanity. This defense was first used by U.S. Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York in 1859 after he had killed his wife's lover, Philip Barton Key, but was most used during the 1940s and 1950s.

In some countries, notably France, crime passionnel (or crime of passion) was a valid defense during murder cases; during the 19th century, some cases could be a custodial sentence for two years for the murderer, while the spouse was dead; this ended in France as the Napoleonic code was updated in the 1970s so that a specific father's authority upon his whole family was over.

(taken from:wikipedia)

i was reading something about the widespread rape cases among the Penan teenage girls yesterday when i came across this term.indeed it was!it sounds justifiable because u can put a name to it, but it horrifying as well.Just imagine, when you are really geared up with emotions, and imagine also if u r experiencing intense feeling of rage or fondness over something...maddening sensation,right?
So is the Crime of Passion-where you feel maddening sensation to do something be it as a punishment or possession.