insanity
51insanity — in•san•i•ty [[t]ɪnˈsæn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) psi (not in technical use) the condition of being insane; mental illness or disorder 2) law Law. such unsoundness of mind as affects legal responsibility or capacity 3) extreme folly; senselessness; …
52insanity — /ɪnˈsænəti/ (say in sanuhtee) noun (plural insanities) 1. the condition of being insane; more or less permanent derangement of one or more psychical functions, due to disease of the mind. 2. Law such unsoundness of mind as affects legal… …
53insanity — An unsound, deranged, delirious, or distracted condition of mind. Manley v Staples, 62 Vt 153, 19 A 983. A condition of mind so impaired in function, or so deranged, as to induce a deviation from normal conduct in the person so afflicted. 29 Am J …
54insanity — noun relatively permanent disorder of the mind (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑sanity • Derivationally related forms: ↑insane • Hypernyms: ↑mental illness, ↑mental disease, ↑psychopathy …
55Moral insanity — (insanity without hallucinations or delusions). See Prichard, James Cowles (1835). Distinction between momentary symptom picture and underlying disease process in psychiatry (1844). To some extent, physicians have always been aware that the …
56settled insanity — Insanity caused by abstinence from alcoholic beverages by one whose system has been broken down by long continued or habitual drunkenness. It is called settled insanity to distinguish it from temporary insanity or drunkenness, directly resulting… …
57legal insanity — Insanity of which the law takes cognizance in recognizing it as a defense in a criminal case, as a ground for committing the person to an asylum or state hospital, or as a ground for the appointment of a committee or guardian …
58recurrent insanity — Insanity temporary in character and returning from time to time, resulting from some peculiar transitional condition of the system. Leache v State, 22 Tex Crim 279, 3 SW 539 …
59insanity plea — (Legal) claim by a defendant of non responsibility for a crime due to mental problems (temporary or permanent) …
60Settled insanity — is defined as a permanent or settled condition caused by long term substance abuse and differs from the temporary state of intoxication. In some United States jurisdictions settled insanity can be used as a basis for an insanity defense, even… …
