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Definition Of Insanity

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  • Insanity defense — For similar defences in Canada and Australia, see mental disorder defence …   Wikipedia

  • Insanity — For other uses, see Insanity (disambiguation). Insane redirects here. For other uses, see Insane (disambiguation). Engraving of the eighth p …   Wikipedia

  • insanity — /in san i tee/, n., pl. insanities. 1. the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. 2. Law. such unsoundness of mind as affects legal responsibility or capacity. 3. Psychiatry. (formerly) psychosis. 4. extreme folly; senselessness;… …   Universalium

  • Insanity — • The dividing line between sanity and insanity, like the line that distinguishes a man of average height from a tall man, can be described only in terms of a moral estimate Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Insanity     Insanity …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • insanity — [in san′ə tē] n. pl. insanities [L insanitas < insanus] 1. the state of being insane; mental illness or derangement, usually excluding amentia: not a technical term 2. Law any form or degree of mental derangement or unsoundness of mind,… …   English World dictionary

  • insanity — An unsound, deranged, delirious, or distracted condition of mind. Manley v Staples, 62 Vt 153, 19 A 983. A condition of mind so impaired in function, or so deranged, as to induce a deviation from normal conduct in the person so afflicted. 29 Am J …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Settled insanity — is defined as a permanent or settled condition caused by long term substance abuse and differs from the temporary state of intoxication. In some United States jurisdictions settled insanity can be used as a basis for an insanity defense, even… …   Wikipedia

  • Divorce (Insanity and Desertion) Act 1958 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Dates Royal Assent 23 July 1958[1 …   Wikipedia

  • Moral insanity — (Latin mania sine delirio; French folie raisonnante or folie lucide raisonnante, monomanie affective; German Moralisches Irresein[1]) is a medical diagnosis first described by the French humanitarian and psychiatrist Philippe Pinel in 1806.[2]… …   Wikipedia

  • Moral insanity — (engl. für Moralischer Schwachsinn, moralischer Wahnsinn) ist ein nur noch selten verwendeter Begriff aus der Psychiatrie und aus der Philosophie. Er bezeichnet einen Zustand von Gefühlskälte, Grausamkeit und absolutem Egoismus, verbunden mit… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • esquirol's definition of hallucinations —    In 1845 the French alienist Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol (1772 1840) defined hallucinations as follows. A person is said to labor under a hallucination, or to be a visionary, who has a thorough conviction of the perception of a sensation,… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

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