Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun insanity_plea

1 sense of insanity plea

Sense 1
insanity plea, plea of insanity -- ((criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time)
       => plea -- ((law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer))