mental disease
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In this case, mental disease or defect - as the law describes it - could be a mitigating factor.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
She concluded that Rothman was suffering from “a mental disease or defect” but not one that compromised his cognition enough to render him legally incompetent.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023
She has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to some of her charges.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Schabusiness has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
I would include a large amount of what is called mental disease, and most varieties of cancer, in this category.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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