plead insanity

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• insanity — n. 1) (legal) to plead insanity 2) outright, pure, sheer insanity 3) (legal) temporary insanity 4) insanity to + inf. (it was sheer insanity to steal the money) * * * [ɪn sænɪtɪ] pure sheer insanity (legal) temporary insanity (legal) to plead… …   Combinatory dictionary

• plead — v. (past and past part. pleaded or esp. US, Sc., & dial. pled) 1 intr. (foll. by with) make an earnest appeal to. 2 intr. Law address a lawcourt as an advocate on behalf of a party. 3 tr. maintain (a cause) esp. in a lawcourt. 4 tr. Law declare… …   Useful english dictionary

• plead — [pli:d] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: plaidier, from plaid; PLEA] 1.) [I and T] to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way = ↑beg ▪ Don t go! Robert pleaded. plead for ▪ Civil rights groups pleaded… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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

• insanity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ total ▪ temporary VERB + INSANITY ▪ plead ▪ At the murder trial, he pleaded insanity. ▪ feign …   Collocations dictionary

• plead — verb past tense pleaded or pled, especially AmE 1 (I) to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way: “Don t go!” Robert pleaded. (+ for): The hostages families pleaded for their safe return. | plead with sb to do… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• plead — verb 1 ask sb for sth in a very serious way ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ She was almost pleading with him. ▪ silently ▪ successfully (esp. BrE) ▪ She successfully pleaded …   Collocations dictionary

• Fitness to plead — In the law of England and Wales, fitness to plead is the capacity of a defendant in criminal proceedings to comprehend the course of those proceedings. Its US equivalent is competence to stand.TestIf an issue fitness to plead is raised, a judge… …   Wikipedia

• Frendak v. United States — 408 A.2d 364, 379 n.27 (D.C. 1979) is a landmark case in which United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided that a judge could not impose a insanity defense over the defendant s objections. [cite web author= year=… …   Wikipedia

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