Insanity Plea
nounid
76704·updated May 18, 2026verified
(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
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Variants
- synonym
- plea of insanity
- plural
- Insanity Pleas
- possessive
- Insanity Plea's
- pluralpossessive
- Insanity Pleas'
Framework definitions
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- (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
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