insanity

  • 131impulsive insanity — That form of insanity by which a person is irresistibly impelled to the commission of an act, sometimes accompanied by delusions and sometimes not, sometimes apparent and sometimes concealed. Mutual Life Ins. Co. v Terry (US) 15 Wall 580, 21 L Ed …

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  • 132puerperal insanity — A form of insanity arising from some peculiar transitional condition of the system. Leache v State, 22 Tex Crim 279 …

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