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voluntary manslaughter, manslaughter in provoked state
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Def: a crime is committed when a person is suddenly provoked (in circumstances which are likely to provoke many reasonable people) and kills in the heat of passion aroused by that provocation
Example: Voluntary manslaughter is often called a "heat of passion" crime.
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