DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY


Meaning of DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY in English

noun

[ U ] ( BrE , law ) a state in which a person who is accused of a crime is not considered to be responsible for their actions, because they are mentally ill :

He was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

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