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insanity plea ThesaurusNoun | 1. | insanity plea - (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the timeplea of insanitycriminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishmentplea - (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) | MedicalSeeinsanity defenseLegalSeeInsanity Defenseinsanity plea Related to insanity plea: Temporary insanitySynonyms for insanity pleanoun (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the timeSynonymsRelated Words |