MCNAUGHTEN RULES


Meaning of MCNAUGHTEN RULES in English

n.pl. (also M'Naghten rules) Brit. rules governing the decision as to the criminal responsibility of an insane person.

[ McNaughten or McNaughtan, name of a 19th-c. accused person ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.