Plea Of Insanity (Noun)
Meaning
(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The defense attorney entered a plea of insanity on behalf of his client, arguing that she was not responsible for her actions due to a history of mental illness.
- The court accepted the plea of insanity and ordered the defendant to undergo psychiatric treatment rather than serve a prison sentence.
- The prosecution disputed the plea of insanity, presenting evidence that the defendant had planned and premeditated the crime.
- After a lengthy trial, the jury accepted the plea of insanity and found the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity.
- The plea of insanity was a last resort for the defense team, who had exhausted all other possible arguments to prove their client's innocence.