英语词汇“Durham rule”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Legal Definition

Durham rule

noun

Dur·ham rule

ˈdu̇r-əm-, ˈdər-

: a rule of criminal law used in some states that holds that in order to find a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity the defendant's criminal act must be the product of a mental disease or defect compare irresistible impulse test, m'naghten test, substantial capacity test

单词	Durham rule
释义	Durham rule noun : a formerly used legal test under which a person was not judged responsible for a criminal act that was attributed to a mental disorder Word History Etymology Monte Durham, 20th century American litigant First Known Use 1955, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition Durham rule noun Dur·ham rule ˈdu̇r-əm-, ˈdər- : a rule of criminal law used in some states that holds that in order to find a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity the defendant's criminal act must be the product of a mental disease or defect compare irresistible impulse test, m'naghten test, substantial capacity test History and Etymology for Durham rule from Durham v. United States, 214 F.2d 862 (1954), a case heard by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that established the rule
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Durham rule

noun

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Legal Definition

noun