insanity

Yates was initially convicted and sentenced to life in prison, but she was found not guilty by reason of insanity at a 2006 retrial and committed to a psychiatric hospital.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

He entered a dual plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Some experts wondered if Mangione would argue a full insanity plea - different from emotional disturbance, but his lawyers have not proposed it.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Lawrence, a troubled man who thought himself the heir to the British throne, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

His cousin Tibe was another kind of fish, for his insanity had logic.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

They are what allow us to discern, in the daily tide of images and insanities, any meaning at all.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

We will eventually turn it toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021

We will eventually turn it toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021

So maddeningly complex is the system, so many its perversions, that we will take our time spooling out the insanities and inequities one by one in future columns.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2018

And my God, what reasons did she need to explain these ridiculous insanities!

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez