by reason
Example Sentences
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Her attorneys argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity, that she was struggling with postpartum psychosis at the time.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The jury could have acquited her by reason of insanity, which would then send her to a mental institution, the duration of her stay determined by doctors.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
The jury has been deadlocked 11-1 with the majority apparently leaning towards finding the 36-year-old Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Two independent doctors evaluated Hoetzlein and each concluded he met the legal criteria for a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity,” Ventura County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
He was as miserably isolated now as he had been when the service began—more isolated by reason of his unreplenished emptiness, his dead satiety.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
