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mental 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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