What Is the Current Insanity Defence in Canada

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the current insanity defence in Canada?

• A)not guilty by reason of insanity
• B)not guilty because of mental illness
• C)guilty but mentally ill
• D)not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Contingencies

Future events or circumstances that are possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

Disjunction

A logical operation that yields true if at least one of its operands is true, typically expressed through the use of "or" in statements.

Disjuncts

The separate elements or options in a disjunctive proposition, any of which can make the entire proposition true.

Disjunction

A logical operation yielding a true value if at least one of its propositions is true.