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/pli əv ɪnsˈænəti/ Listen

Plea of insanity

noun

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time. Synonym: insanity plea.

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... Spencer Cavendish were accomplished with unexampled celerity. He would admit of no defense, although the lawyer appointed for him by the court was strenuous for a plea of insanity, based upon the singular remark which he had made upon the announcement of Elijah Abbott's death, and which was construed by those who heard it as ample proof of irresponsibility. Called upon in court to give his defense, Cavendish stated in a loud, clear voice that he was strictly ...

— The Lieutenant-Governor • Guy Wetmore Carryl

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