diminished capacity doctrine
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Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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diminished capacity doctrine — This doctrine recognizes that although an accused was not suffering from a mental disease or defect when the offense was committed sufficient to exonerate him from all criminal responsibility, his mental capacity may have been diminished by… … Black's law dictionary
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diminished responsibility doctrine — /daminasht rasponsabilatiy doktran/ Term used to refer to lack of capacity to achieve state of mind requisite for commission of crime. McGuire v. Superior Court for Los Angeles County, 274 Cal.App. 583, 79 Cal.Rptr. 155, 161. The concept of… … Black's law dictionary
diminished responsibility doctrine — /daminasht rasponsabilatiy doktran/ Term used to refer to lack of capacity to achieve state of mind requisite for commission of crime. McGuire v. Superior Court for Los Angeles County, 274 Cal.App. 583, 79 Cal.Rptr. 155, 161. The concept of… … Black's law dictionary
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