Mental Disease - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: mental diseasemental disease
not manifest only in repeated criminal or antisocial conduct broadly mental illness note mental disease and mental illness are in general … and mental illness are in general use synonymous but mental disease has developed a settled meaning in criminal law while mental
mental defect
mental defect an abnormal mental condition as mental retardation that may … may be of a more fixed nature than a mental disease
mental illness
psychological and often social functioning of the individual called also mental disorder … mental illness 1 mental disease 2 a mental condition marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of
Durham rule
defendant s criminal act must be the product of a mental disease or defect compare irresistible impulse test m naghten test … s criminal act must be the product of a mental disease or defect compare irresistible impulse test m naghten test substantial
irresistible impulse
irresistible impulse an overpowering impulse produced by mental disease or defect that leads to the commission of a … irresistible impulse an overpowering impulse produced by mental disease or defect that leads to the commission of a criminal
irresistible impulse test
impulse to commit a criminal act was irresistible due to mental disease or defect regardless of whether the defendant knew right … to commit a criminal act was irresistible due to mental disease or defect regardless of whether the defendant knew right from
substantial capacity test
at the time of the crime as a result of mental disease or defect the defendant lacked the capacity to appreciate … the time of the crime as a result of mental disease or defect the defendant lacked the capacity to appreciate the
Psychiatria
the application of the healing art to mental diseases … the application of the healing art to mental diseases
Psychopathy
mental disease see psychosis 2 … mental disease see psychosis 2
Mental cruelty
mental cruelty is the conduct of other spouse which causes mental
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