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UNCONTROLLABLE IMPULSE. As

Categories: Criminal Law

Definition (1910 Edition)

an excuse for the commission of an act otherwise criminal, this term means an impulse towards its commission of such fixity and intensity that it cannot be resisted by the person subject to it, in the enfeebled condition of his will and moral sense resulting from derangement or mania. See INSANITY. And see State v. O’Neil, 51 Kan. 651, 38 Pac. 287, 24 L. RB. A. 555.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.