diminished responsibility

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(Law) Law a plea under which proof of an impairing abnormality of mind is submitted as demonstrating lack of premeditation and therefore criminal responsibility

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diminished responsibility

n (Jur) → verminderte Zurechnungsfähigkeit

diminished responsibility n (Law) → incapacità d'intendere e di volere

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