right and wrong test
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916)
Definitions from Case Law
From 343 U.S. 790 - Leland v. Oregon · 1952Most cited · 1,984 citing opinions
Knowledge of right and wrong is the exclusive test of criminal responsibility in a majority of American jurisdictions.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The ability to distinguish right from wrong as an insanity test. See 60 N. H. 369, 9 Am. Rep. 242.