criminally insane
Legally mad offender
Criminally insane describes a person who committed a crime but is deemed not legally responsible due to mental illness.
The designation means the person couldn't understand their actions were wrong or couldn't control their behavior.
Someone found criminally insane typically goes to a psychiatric facility rather than prison: He was declared criminally insane and committed to a state hospital.
The term appears in legal contexts and casual speech, where it can hyperbolically describe extreme or irrational behavior: You'd have to be criminally insane to attempt that stunt.
- cellBasic unit of life
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- diminished capacityImpaired mental functioning
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
not guilty by reason of · stigma · cuffs · schizophrenia · rehabilitation · moral panic · culpability · forensic psychiatry · psychiatric evaluation · mental health court · delusional disorder · mens rea · mitigating circumstances · ethical dilemmas · cognitive impairment · shackle · straitjacket · locked away
criminally insanesane
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
of sound mind · rational · lucid · well-adjusted · balanced
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