settled insanity

  • 1Settled insanity — is defined as a permanent or settled condition caused by long term substance abuse and differs from the temporary state of intoxication. In some United States jurisdictions settled insanity can be used as a basis for an insanity defense, even… …

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  • 2settled insanity — Insanity caused by abstinence from alcoholic beverages by one whose system has been broken down by long continued or habitual drunkenness. It is called settled insanity to distinguish it from temporary insanity or drunkenness, directly resulting… …

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  • 3Insanity defense — For similar defences in Canada and Australia, see mental disorder defence …

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  • 4Excuse (legal) — Excuse redirects here. For making excuses , see Rationalization (making excuses). Criminal defenses …

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  • 5Diminished responsibility — For other types of responsibility, see Responsibility (disambiguation). Criminal defenses …

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  • 6Mental disorder defence — Criminal defenses Pa …

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  • 7Forensic psychology — is the intersection between Psychology and the legal system. It is a division of applied psychology concerned with the collection, examination and presentation of psychological evidence for judicial purposes. [cite web url=http://www.all about… …

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  • 8Forensic psychiatry — is a subspecialty of psychiatry. It encompasses the interface between law and psychiatry. Some practitioners of forensic psychiatry have taken extra training in that specific area. In the United States, one year fellowships are offered in this… …

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  • 9Mitigating factor — A mitigating factor, in law, is any information or evidence presented to the court regarding the defendant or the circumstances of the crime that might result in reduced charges or a lesser sentence.[1] Contents 1 Death penalty in the United… …

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  • 10Intoxication — is the state of being affected by one or more psychoactive drugs. It can also refer to the effects caused by the ingestion of poison or by the overconsumption of normally harmless substances. Some types of intoxication: *Drunkenness (alcohol… …

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