n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot di...

 The legal (not clinical) designation for the state of an individual judged to be legally irresponsible or incompetent.

1580s, "state of being insane, seriously impaired state of mental functioning," from Latin insanitatem (nominative insanitas) "unhealthfulness, unsoundness, disease," noun of quali [..]

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state of being of unsound mind or mental capability.

See: criminal insanity

A legal term representing the inability to know right from wrong or the inability to understand the consequences of one’s actions.

Insanity defined in Al-Anon is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

1 : unsoundness of mind or lack of the ability to understand that prevents one from having the mental capacity required by law to enter into a particular relationship, status, or transaction or that . [..]

The loss of the objective faculties.

Insanity is a mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot manage his/her own affairs, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. In cr [..]

(n) relatively permanent disorder of the mind

Any form or degree of mental disturbance or unsoundness of mind, permanent or temporary, that makes a person incapable of rational conduct or judgment.

insania

Madness, disease of the brain causing loss of reason (19thC)

what circumstances indicate that because of a mental disorder, the offender was incapable of telling that mean right and wrong with reference to the illegal conduct.

The inability to know what one is doing and to decide if the action is right or wrong.

n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct her/his affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. In [..]

The accused can raise insanity as a defence when he is suffering from mental disturbance or impairment.

The state of being insane; madness.

===Noun=== ====state of being insane==== =====Synonyms===== brainsickness craze craziness derangement insanity lunacy lune (''Obsolete'') madness mental disorder mental illness unreason mental healt [..]

lang=en 1800s=1818 * '''1818''' — . ''''. *: I well knew that if any other had communicated such a relation to me, I should have looked upon it as the ravings of insanity. *: "As the night advanc [..]

relatively permanent disorder of the mind (insane) afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" [..]