insanity
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In June 1982, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to a psychiatric facility; he was fully released from federal custody in 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
Only a jury can return a verdict of "not guilty by reason of insanity".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Others have been declared not guilt by reason of insanity, while others are in conservatorship.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
If my holding out those berries was an act of temporary insanity, then these people will embrace insanity, too.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing insanity
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