temporary insanity


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temporary insanity

Forensic psychiatry A transient loss of control over one's judgement and sense of reason, a common cause of marriage– Author's note. See M'Naghten rule, Insanity defense.
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He was cleared of murder and manslaughter on the grounds of temporary insanity and sent to a psychiatric hospital in Athens for 16 months, after which he moved home.
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MID-Aware that my youth was whizzing by, I decided to scour through some boxes in the attic that hold all my memories and, lo and behold, I found my parachute jump certificate THE DECIDED AIR AND which not only proves that temporary insanity can strike you at any age, but also that a cow isn't the only weird thing that has fallen from the sky.
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