irresistible impulse test
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irresistible impulse test n: a test used in some jurisdictions when considering an insanity defense that involves a determination of whether an impulse to commit a criminal act was irresistible due to mental disease or defect regardless of whether the defendant knew right from wrong
compare diminished capacity,
durham rule,
m'naghten test,
substantial capacity test
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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A seldom-used test for criminal insanity that labels the person insane if he could not control his actions when committing the crime, even though he knew his actions were wrong.
Category: Criminal Law
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill.
2009.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary.
Susan Ellis Wild.
2000.
Look at other dictionaries:
irresistible impulse test — see under impulse … Medical dictionary
irresistible impulse — As used as insanity defense, an irresistible impulse means an impulse to commit an unlawful or criminal act which cannot be resisted or overcome because mental disease has destroyed the freedom of will, the power of self control, and the choice… … Black's law dictionary
irresistible impulse — As used as insanity defense, an irresistible impulse means an impulse to commit an unlawful or criminal act which cannot be resisted or overcome because mental disease has destroyed the freedom of will, the power of self control, and the choice… … Black's law dictionary
irresistible impulse — ir·re·sis·ti·ble im·pulse /ˌir rə zis tə bəl / n: an overpowering impulse produced by mental disease or defect that leads to the commission of a criminal act (as murder) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. irresistible … Law dictionary
substantial capacity test — n: a test used in many jurisdictions when considering an insanity defense which relieves a defendant of criminal responsibility if at the time of the crime as a result of mental disease or defect the defendant lacked the capacity to appreciate… … Law dictionary
M'Naghten test — M Naght·en test /mək nät ən / n [after Daniel M Naghten, defendant in 1843 murder case heard before the British House of Lords who was acquitted due to his insanity]: a standard under which a criminal defendant is considered to have been insane… … Law dictionary
uncontrollable impulse — n. An impulse so overwhelming that it cannot be resisted. See also irresistible impulse test, insanity. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Тест на непреодолимый импульс — (irresistible impulse test) – официальный (в США) тест, подтверждающий, что индивид при совершении преступления «потерял рассудок» под «влиянием приступа страсти». То же, что тесты Дэрема, М. Нагтена, американского института права. В… … Энциклопедический словарь по психологии и педагогике
Тест на непреодолимый импульс — (irresistible impulse test) официальный тест на умопомешательство, который подтверждает, что человек потерял рассудок при совершении преступления под влиянием приступа страсти … Общая психология: глоссарий
Insanity defense — For similar defences in Canada and Australia, see mental disorder defence … Wikipedia
