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partial insanity
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Partial insanity
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diminished capacity
commission of a crime (as first-degree murder) but that does not amount to insanity called also diminished responsibility partial insanity compare insanity, irresistible impulse test, m'naghten test, substantial capacity test 2 a : a defense based on a
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defense
: a defense that shields the defendant from any liability and bars any recovery by the plaintiff compare partial defense in this entry lesser evils defense : choice of evils defense in this entry meritorious defense : … alibi, assumption of risk, coercion, consent contributory negligence at negligence, denial, diminished capacity, duress, entrapment, estoppel, fraud, infancy, insanity, intoxication, laches, mistake, necessity, res judicata, statute of limitations absolute defense : complete defense in this entry af·fir·ma·tive
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