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Temporary insanity

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004863

A legal defense asserting that a defendant was insane at the time of committing a criminal act, but has since recovered their sanity. This defense argues that the individual lacked the mental capacity to understand the nature of their actions or that they were wrong, even if only for a brief period. It is a specific application of the insanity defense, which varies by jurisdiction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004863
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004863",
  "term": "Temporary insanity",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal defense asserting that a defendant was insane at the time of committing a criminal act, but has since recovered their sanity. This defense argues that the individual lacked the mental capacity to understand the nature of their actions or that they were wrong, even if only for a brief period. It is a specific application of the insanity defense, which varies by jurisdiction.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/temporary-insanity/"
}

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