Delusion
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In medical jurisprudence. An insane delusion is an unreasoning and incorrigible belief in the existence of facte which are either impossible absolutely, or, at least, impossible under the circumstances of the individual. It is never the result of reasoning and reflection; it is not generated by them, and it cannot be dispelled by them; and hence it is not to be confounded with an opinion, however fantastic the latter may be.
Guiteau's Case (D. Ct) 10 Fed. 170.
See Insanity.
See Insanity.