Voluntary Manslaughter
The intentional killing of a person in the heat of passion or upon sudden provocation, without premeditation.
Encyclopedia entry: Voluntary Manslaughter
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voluntary manslaughter
Voluntary manslaughter is the killing of another person without deliberation, premeditation , or malice aforethought while in the heat of passion or in response to adequate provocation.
See also: crime of passion .
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