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psychopathic disorder

noun

law (in England, according to the Mental Health Act 1983) a persistent disorder or disability of mind which results in abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of the person concernedSee also mental disorder

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Nearby words

psychoneuroimmunology, psychoneurosis, psychoneurotic, psychopath, psychopathic, psychopathic disorder, psychopathic personality, psychopathology, psychopathy, psychopharmaceutical, psychopharmacology
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