insanity defense
plea to insanity of crimnal actions used in a court system
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insanity defense
Summary
insanity defense ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,079 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- insanity defense is a type of criminal defence[2].
- insanity defense is a type of criminal liability[3].
- insanity defense comprises competency evaluation[4].
- insanity defense's has cause is recorded as non compos mentis[5].
- insanity defense's topic's main category is recorded as Category:People acquitted by reason of insanity[6].
- insanity defense's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
- insanity defense's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
- insanity defense's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- insanity defense's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- insanity defense's has effect is recorded as diminished responsibility defence[11].
- insanity defense's P14541 is recorded as PL0hc[12].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include criminal defence[2] and criminal liability[3].
Use and Application
insanity defense comprises competency evaluation[4].
Why It Matters
insanity defense ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,079 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]