Assertion: insanity | /r/HasProperty | defense
Facets:
value: under the m'naghten rule
type: OTHER
value: to criminal charges
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in a civil lawsuit
type: LOCATION
value: based on the idea
type: CAUSE
value: generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Under the M'Naghten rule, insanity was a defense if
text: Insanity in English law is a defence to criminal charges based on the idea that the defendant was unable to understand what he was doing, or, that he was unable to understand that what he was doing was wrong.
text: Insanity is generally no defense in a civil lawsuit.
text: Under the M'Naghten rule, insanity was a defense if
text: The Lords of Justice complied and declared that insanity was a defense to criminal charges only if
text: But that hardly means insanity is a defense.
text: Under the M'Naghten rule, insanity was a defense if