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an act of lunacy

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  • Lunacy Act 1845 — The Lunacy Act 1845 (8 9 Vict., c. 100) was a UK Act of Parliament that, along with the County Asylums Act 1845, was the basis of mental health law in England and Wales from 1845 to 1890. It changed the treatment of mentally ill people from that… …   Wikipedia

  • lunacy — [lo͞o′nə sē] n. [ LUNA(TIC) + CY] 1. a) Obs. intermittent insanity, formerly supposed to change in intensity with the phases of the moon b) mental unsoundness; insanity 2. pl. lunacies great folly or a foolish act SYN. INSANITY …   English World dictionary

  • lunacy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: lunatic Date: 1541 1. a. insanity b. intermittent insanity once believed to be related to phases of the moon 2. wild foolishness ; extravagant folly 3. a foolish act …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lunacy — n. (pl. ies) 1 insanity (orig. of the intermittent kind attributed to changes of the moon); the state of being a lunatic. 2 Law such mental unsoundness as interferes with civil rights or transactions. 3 great folly or eccentricity; a foolish act …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mental Health Act 1983 — The Mental Health Act 1983 (c.20) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which applies to people in England and Wales. It covers the reception, care and treatment of mentally disordered persons, the management of their property and… …   Wikipedia

  • Commissioners in Lunacy — The Commissioners in Lunacy or Lunacy Commission were a UK public body established by the Lunacy Act 1845 to oversee asylums and the welfare of mentally ill people. It succeeded the Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy. Contents 1 Establishment 2 …   Wikipedia

  • Criminal Lunatics Act 1800 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Statute book chapter 39 40 Geo. 3, c. 94 Status: Repealed The Criminal Lunatics Act 1800 (39 40 Geo. 3, c. 94) wa …   Wikipedia

  • Mental Capacity Act 2005 — The Mental Capacity Act 2005[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make new provision relating to persons who lack capacity; to establ …   Wikipedia

  • Mental Health Act 2007 — The Mental Health Act 2007[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to amend the Mental Health Act 1983, the …   Wikipedia

  • Mental Treatment Act 1930 — The Mental Treatment Act 1930 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted voluntary admission to, and outpatient treatment within, psychiatric hospitals. [1][2] It also replaced the term asylum with mental hospital .[2]… …   Wikipedia

  • Commission of lunacy — Commission Com*mis sion, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See {Commit}.] 1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating. [1913 Webster] Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a certain degree of hardness. South. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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