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defend

to present a defense [may not thereafter on grounds of insanity "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."]

divorce

or alcohol addiction, adultery, cruelty, conviction of a crime, desertion, insanity, and nonsupport. absolute divorce : a divorce that completely and

Durham rule

order to find a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity the defendant's criminal act must be the product of a

irresistible impulse test

: a test used in some jurisdictions when considering an insanity defense that involves a determination of whether an impulse to

litigate

;broadly : to contest or resolve in court [ an insanity defense] lit·i·ga·ble [li-tə-gə-bəl] adj lit·i·ga·tion [li-tə-gā-shən] n lit·i·ga·tion·al [-shə-nəl] adj

lunacy

lunacy : insanity

murder

and lack of capacity for criminal responsibility (as because of insanity) are defenses to a charge of murder. Most state statutes

Derangement

state of being deranged disarrangement disorder confusion especially mental disorder insanity

present

object of consideration [ a complaint] [ed a defense of insanity] 2 : to make a presentment of (an instrument) pre·sen·ta·tion

sanity

sanity : the quality or state of being sane compare insanity

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