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par·tial insanity n: diminished capacity
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
partial insanity
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partial insanity — A condition of mind characterized by some derangement. A condition wherein the mind is haunted or weakened, but is not entirely incapable of remembering, reasoning or judging. State v Jones, 50 NH 369. Another term for insane delusion. 21 Am J2d… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Insanity — • The dividing line between sanity and insanity, like the line that distinguishes a man of average height from a tall man, can be described only in terms of a moral estimate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Insanity Insanity … Catholic encyclopedia
partial incapacity — See partial disability; partial insanity … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Moral insanity — (Latin mania sine delirio; French folie raisonnante or folie lucide raisonnante, monomanie affective; German Moralisches Irresein[1]) is a medical diagnosis first described by the French humanitarian and psychiatrist Philippe Pinel in 1806.[2]… … Wikipedia
general insanity — An expression sometimes used in distinguishing partial insanity and illusion from insanity generally. Reeves v State, 196 Ga 604, 27 SE2d 375. Madness on all subjects. National Life & Acci. Ins. Co. v Hannon, 214 Ala 663, 666, 108 So 575 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Psychosis: Emergence of Concepts — (See also Folie à Deux; French Chronic Delusional States [from 1909]; Paranoia; Paraphrenia; Positive vs. Negative Symptoms; Schizophrenia: Emergence; Unitary Psychosis.) In medicine, psychosis can mean (1) loss of contact with reality, in… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Depression: Emergence — The word depression has a number of meanings, depending on the discipline. Within neurophysiology, it refers to a decrease in the brain’s electrical activity causing, for example, cortical depression. For the pharmacologist, depression means… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Depression and Mood Disorders: Emergence — The word depression has a number of meanings, depending on the discipline. Within neurophysiology, it refers to a decrease in the brain’s electrical activity causing, for example, cortical depression. For the pharmacologist, depression means… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
