In criminal law, diminished responsibility (or diminished capacity) is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable for doing so, as their mental functions were `diminished` or impaired. The defense`s acceptance in American jurisdictions varies consider......
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legal doctrine that absolves an accused person of part of the liability for his criminal act if he suffers from such abnormality of mind as to ... [1 related articles]
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