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M'Naghten test
[ muhk-nawt-n ]
/ məkˈnɔt n /
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noun
a rule that defines a person as legally insane when that person cannot distinguish right from wrong.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of M'Naghten test
After Daniel M'Naghten (died 1865), defendant in a murder case adjudicated in England in 1843
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