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| Domain | Definition |
Law | The reduced capability of a person to appreciate that an act is wrong or to conduct himself in accordance with his appreciation of the wrongfulness of an act, caused by the impairment of his mental health or consciousness or a deficiency in his mental development at the time of the act. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
This is similar to an insanity defense. Peter Arenella, in the Columbia Law Review (1977 p.830), stated, "the defense [of diminished responsibility]...was first recognized by Scottish common law to reduce the punishment of the 'partially insane'." An example of a "diminished capacity" might be extremely low intelligence.
This defense usually does not necessarily result in a verdict of "not guilty"; it often results in the substitution of a lesser offence (eg manslaughter instead of murder), or a mitigated sentence.
The California Penal Code states (2002), "The defense of diminished capacity is hereby abolished ... there shall be no defense of diminished capacity, diminished responsibility, or irresistible impulse..."
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Diminished responsibility."
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Screenplays | He is of diminished responsibility, officer. (The Wrong Box; writing credit: Larry Gelbart; Lloyd Osbourne) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
diminished responsibility | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Dutch | verminderde toerekeningsvatbaarheid (mitigated responsibility). (various references) | ||||
French | responsabilité restreinte. (various references) | ||||
German | verminderte Zurechnungsfähigkeit (mitigated responsibility). (various references) | ||||
Italian | responsabilità scemata. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | iminishedday esponsibilityray | ||||
| 1. Usage: Modern 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Bibliography |
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