n.pl. (also M'Naghten rules) Brit. rules governing the decision as to the criminal responsibility of an insane person.
Etymology: McNaughten or McNaughtan, name of a 19th-c. accused person
n.pl. (also M'Naghten rules) Brit. rules governing the decision as to the criminal responsibility of an insane person.
Etymology: McNaughten or McNaughtan, name of a 19th-c. accused person
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012