diminished responsibility
noun/dɪˌmɪnɪʃt rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/
/dɪˌmɪnɪʃt rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
(British English) (North American English diminished capacity)
[uncountable] (law)- a state in which a person who is accused of a crime is not considered to be responsible for their actions, because they have a serious mental illness
- He was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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