insanity on one subject

  • 1Insanity — For other uses, see Insanity (disambiguation). Insane redirects here. For other uses, see Insane (disambiguation). Engraving of the eighth p …

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  • 2Insanity — • The dividing line between sanity and insanity, like the line that distinguishes a man of average height from a tall man, can be described only in terms of a moral estimate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Insanity     Insanity …

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  • 3insanity — in·san·i·ty n 1: unsoundness of mind or lack of the ability to understand that prevents one from having the mental capacity required by law to enter into a particular relationship, status, or transaction or that releases one from criminal or… …

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  • 4One Hundred Years of Solitude —   …

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  • 5Insanity Saga — The Insanity Saga is a fantasy series written by twin teenage novelists Suresh Guptara and Jyoti Guptara.Book One in this saga is Conspiracy of Calaspia , the first draft of which the Guptara Twins penned at the age of eleven. It was published… …

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  • 6insanity — The term is a social and legal term rather than a medical one, and indicates a condition which renders the affected person unfit to enjoy liberty of action because of the unreliability of his behavior with concomitant danger to himself and others …

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  • 7insanity — The term is a social and legal term rather than a medical one, and indicates a condition which renders the affected person unfit to enjoy liberty of action because of the unreliability of his behavior with concomitant danger to himself and others …

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  • 8Moral insanity — Moral Mor al, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner, custom, habit, way of life, conduct.] 1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to… …

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  • 9monomania — n. Hallucination, illusion, delusion, self deception, partial insanity, insanity on one subject …

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  • 10monomania — Partial or illusional insanity. People v Hubert, 119 Cal 216, 51 P 329; Commonwealth v Rogers, 48 Mass (7 Met) 500. Insanity upon one subject …

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