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diminished responsibility

di·min·ished re·spon·si·bil·i·ty


noun 
Definition:
 
defense claiming psychiatric disorder: in criminal law, a partial defense where the defendant seeks to argue reduced culpability on the grounds that a psychiatric disorder reduced responsibility for his or her actions

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