Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
uncontrollable impulse — n. An impulse so overwhelming that it cannot be resisted. See also irresistible impulse test, insanity. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
uncontrollable impulse — See irresistible impulse … Ballentine's law dictionary
uncontrollable — I adjective bullheaded, carried away, disobedient, disorderly, fractious, frenzied, headstrong, hysterical, impetuous, impotens, incorrigible, indocile, indomitable, insuppressible, insurgent, intractable, irrepressible, irresistable, lawless,… … Law dictionary
impulse — I noun actuation, drive, encouragement, impelling force, impetus, impulsio, impulsion, impulsus, incentive, motivation, motive, pressure, push, spontaneity, spontaneous inclination, stimulant, sudden desire, sudden force, thrust associated… … Law dictionary
impulse — 1. A sudden pushing or driving force. 2. A sudden, often unreasoning, determination to perform some act. 3. The action potential of a nerve fiber. [L. im pello, pp. pulsus, to push against, impel (inp )] apex i. conventionally the lowermost,… … Medical dictionary
impulse — Sudden force. A spontaneous inclination of the mind prompting an immediate involvement in something not theretofore in contemplation. Curry v Federal Life Ins. Co. (Mo) 287 SW 1053, 1056. See irresistible impulse; uncontrollable impulse … Ballentine's law dictionary
uncontrollable urge — urge that cannot be controlled, impulse that cannot be conquered, very strong desire … English contemporary dictionary
insane automatism — uncontrollable impulse, absence of sane thinking processes, condition which makes one not responsible for his criminal actions … English contemporary dictionary
kleptomania — A disorder of impulse control characterized by a morbid tendency to steal. [G. klepto, to steal, + mania, insanity] * * * klep·to·ma·nia .klep tə mā nē ə, nyə n a persistent neurotic impulse to steal esp. without economic motive * * * n. a… … Medical dictionary
dromomania — n. travelling fugue, psychological uncontrollable impulse or longing for travel; uncontrollable desire to wander … English contemporary dictionary
