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plea of insanity

NOUN
  1. (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

How To Use plea of insanity In A Sentence

  • Phillips murdered his wife, but got off on a plea of insanity.
  • But the plea of insanity, with its vague test of responsibility, whose terms the juryman may construe for himself (or which his fellow-jurors may construe for him) offers an unlimited and fertile field for the Courts and Criminals
  • His plea of insanity lost him his job, and his credibility.
  • He was charged with murder, but got off on a plea of insanity.
  • His plea of insanity was rejected, but the sensational trial ended in acquittal. Times, Sunday Times
  • His plea of insanity was rejected, but the sensational trial ended in acquittal. Times, Sunday Times
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