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CRIMINALLY INSANE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- criminal insane 1, record 1, English, criminal%20insane
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- criminally insane offender 1, record 1, English, criminally%20insane%20offender
- criminally insane 2, record 1, English, criminally%20insane
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the legal term for the state of mental derangement which accompanies or induces the commission of a crime and prevents the criminal from knowing the criminal nature of the act committed. The basic test of insanity is the knowledge of right and wrong; thus mental defect is often confused with mental deficiency. 1, record 1, English, - criminal%20insane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- criminel aliéné
1, record 1, French, criminel%20ali%C3%A9n%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sont ceux qui, sous l'influence d'une maladie mentale, commettent des infractions. Source: Bouzat et Pinatel, Traité de droit pénal et de criminologie, t. 1, Paris, 1970. 2, record 1, French, - criminel%20ali%C3%A9n%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- criminally insane 1, record 2, English, criminally%20insane
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- légalement reconnu aliéné mental 1, record 2, French, l%C3%A9galement%20reconnu%20ali%C3%A9n%C3%A9%20mental
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- déclaré aliéné mental en vertu du Code criminel 1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9clar%C3%A9%20ali%C3%A9n%C3%A9%20mental%20en%20vertu%20du%20Code%20criminel
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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