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DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY

By N., Sam M.S.

A legal defense where a mental abnormality is used to reduce accountability for an act. Also called limited responsibility. See partial insanity.

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Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/diminished-responsibility/ (accessed December 2, 2023).
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