insanity plea

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Noun insanity plea has 1 sense

insanity plea, plea of insanity - (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
--₁ is a kind of plea

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Insanity Plea

Noun:

A legal defense strategy in which a defendant claims to have been mentally ill at the time they committed a crime, and therefore should not be held responsible for their actions.

Examples:

He pleaded the insanity plea in court, hoping to avoid a lengthy prison sentence.
The defendant's attorneys argued for the insanity plea, claiming their client was not of sound mind during the commission of the crime.

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