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Meaning of "criminally insane" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRIMINALLY INSANE

criminally insane  [ˈkrɪmɪn əlɪ ɪnˈseɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRIMINALLY INSANE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Criminally insane is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CRIMINALLY INSANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Insanity defense

In criminal trials, the insanity defense is the claim that the defendant is not responsible for his or her actions due to mental health problems. Exemption of the insane from full criminal punishment dates back to at least the Code of Hammurabi. There are different definitions of legal insanity, such as the M'Naghten Rules, the Durham Rule, the American Legal Institute definition, and various miscellaneous provisions. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States, use of the defense is rare; however, since the Criminal Procedure Act 1991, insanity pleas have steadily increased in the UK. Mitigating factors, including things not eligible for the insanity defense like intoxication, may lead to reduced charges or reduced sentences. The insanity defense is based on evaluations by forensic mental health professionals with the appropriate test according to the jurisdiction. Their testimony guides the jury, but they are not allowed to testify to the accused's criminal responsibility, as this is a matter for the jury to decide.

Definition of criminally insane in the English dictionary

The definition of criminally insane in the dictionary is an old-fashioned word for a habitual criminal with a psychological illness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRIMINALLY INSANE


Bassein
bɑːˈseɪn
cyclohexane
ˌsaɪkləʊˈhɛkseɪn
dioxane
daɪˈɒkseɪn
ficain
ˈfaɪseɪn
hexachlorocyclohexane
ˌhɛksəˌklɔːrəˌsaɪkləʊˈhɛkseɪn
hexane
ˈhɛkseɪn
Husain
hʊˈseɪn
Hussain
hʊˈseɪn
Hussein
hʊˈseɪn
insane
ɪnˈseɪn
polysiloxane
ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlɒkseɪn
sain
seɪn
saine
seɪn
sane
seɪn
sean
seɪn
seine
seɪn
siloxane
sɪˈlɒkseɪn
sixain
ˈsɪkseɪn
sixaine
ˈsɪkseɪn
thromboxane
θrɒmˈbɒkseɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRIMINALLY INSANE

criminal justice system
criminal law
criminal lawyer
criminal negligence
criminal offence
criminal proceedings
criminal profiling
criminal record
Criminal Records Bureau
criminal wrongdoing
criminalese
criminalisation
criminalist
criminalistics
criminalities
criminality
criminalization
criminalize
criminally
criminate

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRIMINALLY INSANE

airplane
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bane
Brisbane
cane
crane
Dane
general paralysis of the insane
humane
hurricane
jane
kane
lane
mane
membrane
pane
plane
Spokane
thane
tisane

Synonyms and antonyms of criminally insane in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «criminally insane» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRIMINALLY INSANE

Find out the translation of criminally insane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of criminally insane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «criminally insane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疯狂的刑事责任
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

criminales dementes
570 millions of speakers

English

criminally insane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आपराधिक पागल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجنون جنائيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

душевнобольных преступников
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

criminalmente insano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরাধমূলকভাবে উন্মাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aliénés criminels
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jenayah kriminal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kriminelle Geisteskranke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

触法精神障害者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신 이상 범죄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Criminally insane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình sự điên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றவியல் பைத்தியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फौजदारी वेडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cezai olarak delilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pazzi criminali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obłąkanych przestępców
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

душевнохворих злочинців
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nebun penal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκληματικά παράφρονες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krimineel stapelgek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kriminellt sinnessjuka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kriminelt sinnssyke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of criminally insane

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRIMINALLY INSANE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRIMINALLY INSANE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about criminally insane

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QUOTES WITH «CRIMINALLY INSANE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word criminally insane.
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Gena Showalter
'Wicked Nights' is the story of Zacharel, the new leader of the Army of Disgrace - heavenly warriors in danger of falling from grace - and Annabelle, a human who has spent the last four years locked in an institution for the criminally insane.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRIMINALLY INSANE»

Discover the use of criminally insane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to criminally insane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychos: Serial Killers, Depraved Madmen, and the Criminally ...
Collects thirty-eight stories about serial killers by such renowned authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Thomas Harris, and Neil Gaiman.
John Skipp, 2012
2
The Criminally Insane: A Community Follow-up of Mentally Ill ...
This book challenges the assumption that inmates of maximum-security mental hospitals are extraordinarily violent and questions the necessity for maintaining maximum-security institutions which currently house some 15,000 persons in the ...
Terence Thornberry, 1979
3
Criminally Insane
The discovery of a brutally murdered young woman in an abandoned factory unit draws Detective Alec Ramsay and his Major Investigation team into a complex web of crime in Liverpool’s underworld in this gripping thriller from acclaimed ...
Conrad Jones, 2012
4
Attorney for the damned: a lawyer's life with the criminally ...
Examines the legal system as it affects the criminally insane and recounts cases, including the story of a young immigrant misdiagnosed as insane because of his faulty English
Denis Woychuk, 1996
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Hammer of the Gods: Apocalyptic Texts for the Criminally Insane
It presents Nietzsche as a philosopher against the state and the herd of society. The text has been compiled, translated and edited by Dr Stephene Metcalf of the University of Warwick.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Stephen Metcalf, 2012
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Psychiatry and the Dilemmas of Crime: A Study of Causes, ...
Sometimes the superintendent of the unit for the criminally insane is required to assure the court that the offender will not commit a similar crime. Such legal restrictions which are supported by punitive community attitudes are not designed to ...
Seymour L. Halleck, 1971
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Bash
Ash is aided by the hard drinking, blues playing psychiatrist, Doc Kerrigan, who recounts events that changed the lives of people inside and outside the barbed wire fences of BASH on that hot July Fourth weekend.
Mike Bartos, 2012
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To Bar Social Security Benefit Payments to Criminally Insane ...
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United States. Congress. Security, 2010
9
The Child Taker
The Child Taker follows the desperate search for the missing twins. Packed with action and twists, this is one of the best thriller novels around. Guardian Reviews
Conrad Jones, 2013
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The Clinical Psychologists: Background, Roles, and Functions
DISCUSSION The initial assumption that treatment facilities for the "criminally insane" varied widely was borne out by the study. It is evident that there are a few large institutions and many smaller units. Other data reveal that: 3 western states  ...
Bernard Lubin, Eugene Elmer Levitt, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRIMINALLY INSANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term criminally insane is used in the context of the following news items.
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Former Tasmanian asylum for women up for sale
The Georgian property in New Norfolk, Tasmania was once home to the "criminally insane". Photo: Hayden Pearce and Theresa Martin. «Domain News, Jul 15»
2
Horror Night in Canada: Actor Steph Song on The Dark Hours
It stars Kate Greenhouse as Samantha Goodman, a psychiatrist who works at an institution for the criminally insane. When she, her husband, ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
3
Pastor's killer ruled not guilty due to insanity
... is competent to stand trial, an Illinois judge has found a man who killed a Baptist preacher in a 2009 church shooting to be criminally insane. «Baptist News Global, Jul 15»
4
Amos Yee, Roy Ngerng, and Freedom of Expression in Singapore
... his bed, deprived of sleep, denied access to toilet facilities, and placed in a mental institution alongside inmates who were criminally insane. «The Online Citizen, Jul 15»
5
Inside the Nuclear Bunker Where America Preserves Its Movie History
... Buster Keaton); and Fred Wiseman's 1967 documentary about the Bridgewater State Hospital for the criminally insane, Titicut Follies. For film ... «Wired, Jul 15»
6
The National Military Strategy: Dishonest Platitudes
... policy (criminally insane stove-pipes), acquisition (legalized crime), or operations (throw money at it and pretend to be making progress). «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
7
Former facility for criminally insane women in Tasmania, called …
A rundown building once used as an asylum for Tasmanian woman deemed "criminally insane" has gone on the market in the state's south. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
8
Did dementia lead to violence in three Sacramento cases?
... they be found not guilty by reason of insanity, they likely would get treatment at the Napa State Hospital, which houses the criminally insane. «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
9
Gotham season 2: new villains in the form of cannibal, Tigress and …
He is locked up in Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane after he was charged with murdering and eating a lot of women. The show also ... «Vine Report, Jul 15»
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Jackson Heights is ready for its close-up
State Hospital for the criminally insane—Wiseman has made a career out of focusing on institutions that he believes “are important for the ... «TimesLedger, Jul 15»

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