Examples of 'temporary insanity' in a sentence

Meaning of "temporary insanity"

Temporary insanity is a legal concept used to argue that a person was not in a sound state of mind at the time they committed a crime. It suggests that the accused's mental state was severely impaired, causing them to lose control over their actions temporarily. This defense is typically used to mitigate criminal liability

How to use "temporary insanity" in a sentence

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temporary insanity
Temporary insanity seems to be our best option.
Had a little bit of temporary insanity of my own.
Temporary insanity is the only sane response.
I am going to put this down to a fit of temporary insanity.
Temporary insanity and thanks for coming.
You could call it a case of temporary insanity.
Temporary insanity brought on by acute panic distress syndrome.
Call them and claim temporary insanity.
Love is a temporary insanity curable by marriage.
I am not displaying character just temporary insanity.
The concept of temporary insanity is troublesome.
Last night was just a moment of temporary insanity.
Obviously it was temporary insanity as now you are back at work.
I would say you are pleading temporary insanity.
Proving temporary insanity is a daunting task.

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I had one terrible moment of temporary insanity.
Temporary insanity relating to a specific time.
You must have had temporary insanity.
It was temporary insanity and it will not happen again.
His lawyers argued he had temporary insanity.
It was a temporary insanity in my desperation to win.
He beat the rap on grounds of temporary insanity.
A temporary insanity cured by marriage.
Divorce is the leading cause of temporary insanity.
Temporary insanity or something.
Look out for temporary insanity.
I am going to prove that this killing was done in a fit of temporary insanity.
You just plead temporary insanity.
Temporary insanity is viable.
Which means it was either temporary insanity or heat of passion.
He intends to enter a plea of not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.
This was true temporary insanity.
Temporary insanity thing.
A step away from temporary insanity.
I would like to kill this man and be found not guiltyby reason of temporary insanity.
All by reason of temporary insanity.
I plead temporary insanity and I will go and tell Annie the truth.
That can count as temporary insanity.
Will not temporary insanity be tough to prove?
Not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.
I had temporary insanity.
It was an obvious case of mass temporary insanity.
I plead temporary insanity.
The only shot we have is to plead temporary insanity.
Call it temporary insanity.
Sounds very much like a case of temporary insanity.
Plea of temporary insanity.
An inquest recorded death by suicide due to temporary insanity.
Death from temporary insanity.
We find the defendant not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.

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