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mental defect n: an abnormal mental condition (as mental retardation) that may be of a more fixed nature than a mental disease
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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mental retardation — noun lack of normal development of intellectual capacities • Syn: ↑retardation, ↑backwardness, ↑slowness, ↑subnormality • Derivationally related forms: ↑subnormal (for: ↑subnormality), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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