1. (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time; [syn: insanity plea, plea of insanity]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
insanity plea
n 1: (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims
innocence due to mental incompetence at the time [syn:
insanity plea, plea of insanity]