insanity : Idioms & Phrases


insanity plea

  • noun (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
    insanity plea.
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Moral insanity

  • insanity, so called, of the moral system; badness alleged to be irresponsible.
Webster 1913

plea of insanity

  • noun (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
    insanity plea.
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