diminished responsibility

diminished responsibility读音音标

diminished responsibility意思解释

释义

（基于杀人者精神失常、智力迟钝等原因而判）减轻的刑事责任；

英英释义

In criminal law, diminished responsibility (or diminished capacity) is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable for doing so, as their mental functions were \"diminished\"or impaired. The defense\'s acceptance in American jurisdictions varies considerably.