diminished responsibility

noun

🔊/dɪˌmɪnɪʃt rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

🔊/dɪˌmɪnɪʃt rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/

(British English)

(North American English diminished capacity)

[uncountable] (law法律)

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a state in which a person who is accused of a crime is not considered to be responsible for their actions, because they are mentally ill（因精神失常）减轻责任
- He was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.他未被判谋杀罪是基于精神失常而减轻了刑事责任。🔊🔊