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CRIMINALLY INSANE

By N., Sam M.S.

depicting an accused person that is deemed to be suffering from cognitive illness or fault which frees then of lawful accountability for the unlawful behaviors they supposedly engaged in. In modern day, this terminology is used infrequently.

CRIMINALLY INSANE: "Bridgewater State Hospital is located in Massachusetts and boards those people deemed by a court of law to be criminally insane."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "CRIMINALLY INSANE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/criminally-insane/ (accessed May 31, 2023).
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