- plea of insanity
- noun(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time• Syn: ↑insanity plea• Topics: ↑criminal law• Hypernyms: ↑plea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
plea of insanity
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