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mental disease : an abnormal mental condition that interferes with mental or emotional processes and internal behavioral control and that is not manifest only in repeated criminal or antisocial conduct ;broadly : mental illness NOTE: Mental disease and mental illness are in general use synonymous, but mental disease has developed a settled meaning in criminal law while mental illness is often explained or defined by reference to the medical community's understanding of the term. ...
Mental cruelty
Mental cruelty, is the conduct of other spouse which causes mental suffering or fear to the matrimonial life of the other, Savitri Pandey v. Prem Chandra Pandey, (2002) 2 SCC 73.Mental cruelty in s. 13(1) (ia) can broadly be defined as that conduct which inflicts upon the other party such mental pain and suffering as would make it not possible for that party to live with the other. In other words, mental cruelty must by of such a nature that the parties cannot reasonably be expected to live together. The situation must be such that the wronged party cannot reasonably be asked to put up with such conduct and continue to live with the other party. It is not necessary to prove that the mental cruelty is such as to cause injury to the health of the petitioner, V. Bhagat v. D. Bhagat, (1994) 1 SCC 337 AIR 1994 SC 710. [Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, s. 13(i) (ia)...
mental defect
mental defect : an abnormal mental condition (as mental retardation) that may be of a more fixed nature than a mental disease ...
mental illness
mental illness 1 : mental disease 2 : a mental condition marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, and emotions to seriously impair the normal psychological and often social functioning of the individual called also mental disorder ...
Mentally ill person
Mentally ill person, means a person who is in need of treatment by reason of any mental disorder other than mental retardation. [Mental Health Act, 1987 (14 of 1987), s. 2(l); see also Act (34 of 1971), s. 2(b)...
Mental illness
Mental illness, means any mental disorder other than mental retardation. (Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996), s. 2 (q)]...
Mentally ill prisoner
Mentally ill prisoner, means a mentally ill person for whose detention in, or removal to, a psychiatric hospital, psychiatric nursing home, jail or other place of safe custody, an order referred to in s. 27 has been made. [Mental Health Act, 1987 (14 of 1987), s. 2(m)]...
guilty but mentally ill
guilty but mentally ill : a verdict available in some jurisdictions in cases involving an insanity defense in which the defendant is considered as if having been found guilty but is committed to a mental hospital rather than imprisoned if an examination shows a need for psychiatric treatment compare not guilty by reason of insanity ...
mental deficiency
mental deficiency : failure in intellectual development that is marked by low intelligence or mental retardation and that may result in an inability to function competently in society ...
mental disorder
mental disorder : mental illness ...
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