M'Nagh|ten Rule

M'Nagh|ten Rule
M'Nagh|ten Rule «muh NAH tuhn, -N-, -NA-; muhk-»,
Law. the rule that an accused person is not criminally responsible if at the time of committing the crime he was unable to distinguish between right and wrong. Also, McNaughten Rule.
╂[< the name of the defendant in a trial held in England in 1843, at which the rule was formulated]

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