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Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity Eg Crossword Clue

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noun

• a humble request for help from someone in authority

• (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

• an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed

51%14 Entreaty for a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity
noun

• (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

33%5 Say one is guilty or not guilty
verb

• appeal or request earnestly

• offer as an excuse or plea

• enter a plea, as in courts of law

• make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

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New York Times25 Aug 2003 Down 53
New York Times04 Dec 1993 Across 20
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