|
 |
||
 |
| This dictionary contains: 8526 juridical terms |
 |
Criminal insanity
|
|
Criminal insanityLack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Capacity
This word, in the law sense, denotes some ability, power, qualifi- cation, or competency of persons, natural, or artificial, for the performance of civil acts, depending on their state or condition, as defined or fixed by law; as, the capacity to devise, to bequeath, to grant or convey lands; to take; or to take. and hold lands to make a contract, and the like.
Act
1) Civil law, contracts. A writing which states in a legal form that a thing has been said, done, or agreed. 2) Evidence. The act of one of several conspirators, performed inpursuance of the common design, is evidence against all of them.
Right
1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself.
Wrong
An injury; a tort a violation of right. In its most usual sense, wrong signifies an injury committed to the person or property of another, or to his relative rights, unconnected with contract; and these wrongs are committed with or without force. But in a more extended signification, wrong includes the violation of a contract; a failure by a man to perform his undertaking or promise is a wrong or injury to him to whom it was made.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Crime against nature
Sodomy.
Crime of passion (jail)
In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner serving time on a sex crime.
Crimen falsi
Civil law, crime. It is a fraudulent alteration, or forgery, to conceal or alter the truth, to the prejudice of another. This crime may, be committed in three ways, namely: 1) By forgery. 2) By false declarations or false oath, perjury. 3) By acts; as, by dealing with false weights and measures, by altering the current coin, by making false keys, and the like.
Crimey
In the US penitentiary slang, a best friend or co-defendant.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Criminal attorney
Normally refers to an attorney dealing with criminal law, although technically speaking a criminal attorney might also be an attorney who is a criminal.
Criminal conversation
Criminal law. This phrase is usually employed to denote the crime of adultery.
Criminal defense attorney
An attorney who has specialized in defending individuals who have been accused of a criminal offense.
Criminal justice system
The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
Criminal law
Body of law that deals with disputes or actions involving criminal penalties, it regulates the conduct of individuals, defines crimes, and provides punishment for criminal acts.
Criminal lawyer
A lawyer who specializes in criminal law cases and litigation.
Criminal legal advice
Legal advice about a criminal case.
Criminal letters
An instrument in Scotland, which contains the charges against a person accused of a crime.
Criminal summons
An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
Crimination
The act by which a party accused, is proved to be guilty.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Crime against nature
Sodomy.
Crimen falsi
Civil law, crime. It is a fraudulent alteration, or forgery, to conceal or alter the truth, to the prejudice of another. This crime may, be committed in three ways, namely: 1) By forgery. 2) By false declarations or false oath, perjury. 3) By acts; as, by dealing with false weights and measures, by altering the current coin, by making false keys, and the like.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Criminal conversation
Criminal law. This phrase is usually employed to denote the crime of adultery.
Criminal insanity
Criminal justice system
The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
Criminal letters
An instrument in Scotland, which contains the charges against a person accused of a crime.
Criminal summons
An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
Crimination
The act by which a party accused, is proved to be guilty.
Croft
Obsolete. A little close adjioning to a dwelling-house, and enclosed for pasture or arable, or any particular use.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Capacity
This word, in the law sense, denotes some ability, power, qualifi- cation, or competency of persons, natural, or artificial, for the performance of civil acts, depending on their state or condition, as defined or fixed by law; as, the capacity to devise, to bequeath, to grant or convey lands; to take; or to take. and hold lands to make a contract, and the like.
Act
1) Civil law, contracts. A writing which states in a legal form that a thing has been said, done, or agreed. 2) Evidence. The act of one of several conspirators, performed inpursuance of the common design, is evidence against all of them.
Right
1) Sometimes it signifies a law, as when we say that natural right requires us to keep our promises, or that it commands restitution, or that it forbids murder. In our language it is seldom used in this sense. 2) It sometimes means that quality in our actions by which they are denominated just ones. This is usually denominated rectitude. 3) It is that quality in a person by which he can do certain actions, or possess certain things which belong to him by virtue of some title. In this sense, we use it when we say that a man has a right to his estate or a right to defend himself.
Wrong
An injury; a tort a violation of right. In its most usual sense, wrong signifies an injury committed to the person or property of another, or to his relative rights, unconnected with contract; and these wrongs are committed with or without force. But in a more extended signification, wrong includes the violation of a contract; a failure by a man to perform his undertaking or promise is a wrong or injury to him to whom it was made.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Crime against nature
Sodomy.
Crime of passion (jail)
In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner serving time on a sex crime.
Crimen falsi
Civil law, crime. It is a fraudulent alteration, or forgery, to conceal or alter the truth, to the prejudice of another. This crime may, be committed in three ways, namely: 1) By forgery. 2) By false declarations or false oath, perjury. 3) By acts; as, by dealing with false weights and measures, by altering the current coin, by making false keys, and the like.
Crimey
In the US penitentiary slang, a best friend or co-defendant.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Criminal attorney
Normally refers to an attorney dealing with criminal law, although technically speaking a criminal attorney might also be an attorney who is a criminal.
Criminal conversation
Criminal law. This phrase is usually employed to denote the crime of adultery.
Criminal defense attorney
An attorney who has specialized in defending individuals who have been accused of a criminal offense.
Criminal justice system
The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
Criminal law
Body of law that deals with disputes or actions involving criminal penalties, it regulates the conduct of individuals, defines crimes, and provides punishment for criminal acts.
Criminal lawyer
A lawyer who specializes in criminal law cases and litigation.
Criminal legal advice
Legal advice about a criminal case.
Criminal letters
An instrument in Scotland, which contains the charges against a person accused of a crime.
Criminal summons
An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
Crimination
The act by which a party accused, is proved to be guilty.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Crime against nature
Sodomy.
Crimen falsi
Civil law, crime. It is a fraudulent alteration, or forgery, to conceal or alter the truth, to the prejudice of another. This crime may, be committed in three ways, namely: 1) By forgery. 2) By false declarations or false oath, perjury. 3) By acts; as, by dealing with false weights and measures, by altering the current coin, by making false keys, and the like.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Criminal conversation
Criminal law. This phrase is usually employed to denote the crime of adultery.
Criminal insanity
Criminal justice system
The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
Criminal letters
An instrument in Scotland, which contains the charges against a person accused of a crime.
Criminal summons
An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
Crimination
The act by which a party accused, is proved to be guilty.
Croft
Obsolete. A little close adjioning to a dwelling-house, and enclosed for pasture or arable, or any particular use.
We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Criminal insanity. If you have a better definition for Criminal insanity than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Criminal insanity may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Criminal insanity and any other medical topic for the public at large.
This dictionary contains 8526 terms.
|
|