Durham Rule
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Durham Rule
nounDefinition of DURHAM RULE
: a legal hypothesis under which a person is not judged responsible for a criminal act that is attributed to a mental disease or defect
Origin of DURHAM RULE
Monte Durham, 20th century American litigant
First Known Use: 1955
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