plead insanity

Frequency: 7.05.5 per million words

to claim in a court of law that one was not responsible for a crime because of mental illness

insanityVERB + INSANITY

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Examples (10)

  • At the murder trial, he pleaded insanity.
  • The defense attorney advised the client to plead insanity.
  • They tried to plead insanity, but the jury didn't believe them.
  • If found guilty, the suspect might still plead insanity.
  • She considered pleading insanity to avoid a harsher sentence.
  • Historically, many defendants have pleaded insanity in high-profile cases.
  • The judge questioned the validity of the attempt to plead insanity.
  • Can someone truly plead insanity and be acquitted?
  • His lawyers prepared to plead insanity as their main defense strategy.
  • To plead insanity successfully requires substantial medical evidence.