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mental incapacity

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But Mr. Bowers is not pursuing an insanity defense, in which the defendant admits to carrying out some criminal act but argues that, due to mental incapacity, he did not fully understand that it was wrong.

"This is based on the fact that suicide attempts are within the scope of suicidal behavior and this act is the impact of mental incapacity or psychiatric disorder," Azalina said.

From Reuters

He cited a report which heard there is ignorance about the disease and incorrect assumptions of mental incapacity.

From BBC

The county courts generally declared Native Americans incompetent to handle more than a very limited sum of money without any finding of mental incapacity.

From Salon

Guidelines suggest leniency will only be granted in certain cases, such as for people with a physical or mental incapacity.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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