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insanity defense  

Definition

  • a strategy employed by a defendant or defense counsel or both in which they maintain the defendant was mentally ill at the time of the alleged offense and consequently did not know right from wrong. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Insanity Defense]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T40PF51C-7

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