Usually means: Legal defense claiming mental illness.
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Definitions from WordNet (insanity plea)

▸ noun:  (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time


Opposite:
guilty plea, sane plea, responsible plea

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Opposite:
guilty plea, sane plea, responsible plea




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