Mental - Law Dictionary Search Results
Intention and knowledge
of a thing to achieve a particular end. The 'knowledge' as contrasted with 'intention' signify a state of mental realisation with the bare state of conscious awareness of certain facts in which human mind remains supine or
Board of Control
Board of Control. The (English) Mental Treatment Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 23), established five Commissioners, including the Chairman, all of
idiot
idiot : a person with esp. profound mental retardation NOTE: While the terms idiot imbecile, and moron survive in many state codes and statutes, they are
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commitment
commitment 1 : an act of committing: as a : placement in or assignment to a prison or mental hospital [petition for ] compare incompetent, interdiction NOTE: Commitment to a mental health facility is called civil commitment
Person with disability
Person with disability, means a person suffering from any of the conditions relating to autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation or a combination of any two or more of such conditions and includes a person suffering from
Terrorism
to describe 'terrorism' as use of violence when its most important result is not merely the physical and mental damage of the victim but the prolonged psychological effect it produces or has the potential of producing on
Resignation
the incumbent of such benefice for seven years continuously, to resign on the ground of incapacity by permanent mental or bodily infirmity from the due performance of his duties, and to obtain a pension. The resignation of
Receiver
1929, ss. 86, 308-310. In the administration of estates, under the Lunacy Acts, 1890, 1891 and 1908, the Mental Deficiency Act, 1913, and the Mental Treatment Act, 1930, it is usual to appoint a receiver of the
Imminently dangerous
place life and limb in peril. This term is relevant in several legal contexts. For example, if a mental condition renders a person imminently dangerous to self or others, he or she may be committed to a
Moral Imbeciles
Moral Imbeciles, 'persons who from an early age display some permanent mental defect coupled with strong vicious or criminal propensities on which punishment has had little or no deterrent effect';
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