Insanability - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: insanabilitynot guilty by reason of insanity
not guilty by reason of insanity 1 : a plea by a criminal defendant who intends to raise an insanity defense used in jurisdictions that require such a plea in order for an insanity defense to be presented 2 : a verdict rendered by a jury in a criminal case that finds that the defendant was insane at the time of committing the crime as determined by application of the test for insanity used in the jurisdiction compare guilty but mentally ill NOTE: A verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity usually results in the commitment of the defendant to a mental institution. Such a verdict, however, may allow the defendant to be released, sometimes into the custody or care of another (as a family member). ...
insane
insane : affected with insanity ...
Insaneness
Insanity madness...
insane delusion
insane delusion : a false belief in a nonexistent state of facts in which no rational person would believe that deprives a person of the capacity to make a will and renders any will made invalid ...
insanity
insanity ...
partial insanity
partial insanity : diminished capacity ...
Insane
Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind not sane mad deranged in mind delirious distracted See Insanity 2...
Insanity
The state of being insane unsoundness or derangement of mind madness lunacy...
Insane delusion
Insane delusion, means an irrational, persistent belief in an imaginary state of facts that deprives a person of the capacity to undertake acts of legal consequence, such as making a will, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 797....
Insanity
Insanity. See PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND....
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