impulsive insanity
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Definitions from Case Law
From 82 U.S. 580 - Life Insurance v. Terry · 1872Most cited · 124 citing opinions
That form of insanity called impulsive insanity, by which the person is irresistibly impelled to the commission of an act, is recognized by writers on this subject. It is sometimes accompanied by delusions, and sometimes exists without them.