APPRECIATION TEST
appreciation test. Criminal law. A test for the insanity defense requiring proof by clear and convincing evidence that at the time of the crime, the defendant suffered from a severe mental disease or defect preventing him or her from appreciating the wrongfulness of the conduct. ? This test, along with the accompanying plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, was established by the Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984. 18 USCA ¡ì 17. ¡ª Also termed Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984 test. See INSANITY DEFENSE. [Cases: Criminal Law 48.]What is the Chinese interpretation of APPRECIATION TEST?
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