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Definitions of insanity in various dictionaries:
noun - relatively permanent disorder of the mind
Persistent mental disorder or derangement.
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| In criminal law, it's defined as an individual's inability to distinguish right from wrong |
| In many U.S. jurisdictions, the M'Naghten rule is the test applied for this type of defense |
| The McNaghten case of 1843 is the standard in about half the states for a verdict of not guilty by reason of this |
| John Hinckley was acquitted of shooting Ronald Reagan by reason of this |
| In an attempt to plead this, 2 brothers who robbed a payroll truck in NYC in 1941 barked like dogs & drooled in court |
| The lawyer advised the client to go with an aliénation mentale defense |
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| relatively permanent disorder of the mind |
| the state of being seriously mentally ill madness. |
| the condition of being seriously mentally ill: |
| an action that is stupid and likely to have extremely bad results: |
| mental illness: |
| Mental illness or derangement. No longer in scientific use. |
| Law Unsoundness of mind sufficient in the judgment of a civil court to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or to warrant commitment to a mental health facility. |
| Law In most criminal jurisdictions, a degree of mental malfunctioning sufficient to relieve the accused of legal responsibility for the act committed. |
| Extreme foolishness folly. |
| Something that is extremely foolish. |
| Insanity description |
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| Insanity, craziness, or madness is a spectrum of both group and individual behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or others, though not all such acts are considered insanity; it has been associated with the idea of contagion, as in the case of copycat suicides, likewise, not all acts showing indifference toward societal norms are acts of insanity. In modern usage, insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense. In the medical profession the term is now avoided in favor of diagnoses of specific psychiatric diseases; the presence of delusions or hallucinations is broadly referred to as psychosis. When discussing psychiatric illness in general terms, "psychopathology" is considered a preferred descriptor.In English, the word "sane" |