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insanity defense (medicine) and shift(2) (iou)


insanity defense (medicine)


insanity defense


A legal concept that a person cannot be convicted of a crime if he lacked criminal responsibility by reason of insanity, which term is defined as a matter of law.


shift(2) (iou)



shift verb.

I. verb trans. Arrange, assign, place in order. OE-LME.
verb trans. Apportion, distribute, divide. Long obsolete exc. dial. OE.
verb intrans. Deal, bargain, (with); make provision for. ME-M16.
verb intrans.
a. Make a living, survive; succeed; manage, fare, (well, badly, etc.). Now Scot. & dial. M16.
b. Contrive or manage as best one can; get by, make do. (Foll. by with, without.) L17.
verb intrans. Be evasive or indirect; live by or practise fraud, cheat. arch. L16.
II.
a. verb trans. Change (a thing), replace (a thing) by another of a similar kind. ME.
T. Hutchinson How many times did..the clergy..change or shift their opinions?
b. verb intrans. Undergo change, be transformed. E17.
B. Taylor Let Proteus shift in ocean From shape to shape.
c. verb trans. & intrans. Change or exchange (places) (with). Now Scot. & dial. E18.
verb trans.
a. Change (one's own or another's clothing), dress in fresh clothing. Now Scot. & dial. LME.
b. verb intrans. & refl. Change one's clothing. Now Scot. & dial. M16.
a. verb trans. Change (a scene); change the scene of. L16.
City Limits Visconti shifts the action from California to..Ferrara.
b. verb intrans. Of a scene: change. (Foll. by to.) E19.
III.
a. verb trans. Transfer from one place to another (lit. & fig.); change the position of, esp. slightly, with difficulty, or to remove an obstruction. LME.
E. Langley Go and shift our things to the house we rented. D. Abse The driver shifted some packages from the front seat. W. S. Churchill Responsibility for this deed she shifted..on to the shoulders of her..advisers. J. Wain Huge articulated lorries..shifting hundreds of tons of goods.
b. verb intrans. Move, change position, esp. slightly, heavily, or to remove an obstruction (lit. & fig.). L16.
J. Gardner A strange sensation: as if the floor were moving, shifting gently. R. Frame Penelope shifted uneasily in her chair. A. Taylor In a hospice the concept of care shifts from quantity to quality of life.
c. verb trans. & intrans. Change (gear) in a motor vehicle. Chiefly N. Amer. E20.
M. Gordon Clare shifted into second gear.
d. verb trans. Computing. Move (data) to the right or left in a register. M20.
verb trans. & intrans. Alter, change, (one's place of residence, location, etc.); move (house). Now chiefly Austral. & NZ. M16.
verb trans.
a. Pass, get through, (a period of time). Also, put off, defer. Chiefly Scot. M16-M18.
b. Avoid, elude, escape. L16-E19.
c. Quit, leave, (a place). rare. M17-E19.
verb intrans. Move away, withdraw, depart, esp. unobserved. Now only foll. by away. L16.
verb trans.
a. Dispose of, get rid of, remove, (an unwanted person or thing); colloq. (of a horse) throw (a rider); euphem. kill, murder. E17.
Harpers & Queen Advice on how to shift stains without bleach.
b. Consume (Food or drink) hastily or in bulk; spend (money). colloq. L19.
H. Wyndham Lord, but he can shift his liquor!
c. Sell (goods), esp. quickly, in large quantities, or dishonestly. colloq. L20.
New Musical Express Fleetwood Mac..cracked the American market..shifting over three million copies of their album.
a. verb intrans. Of the wind: change direction. (Foll. by to.) M17.
b. verb trans. Alter the direction of (esp. the wind). L17.
a. verb intrans. Nautical. Of cargo or ballast: move from the proper position, so as to disturb the equilibrium of the vessel. L18.
b. verb trans. Of a ship etc.: undergo displacement of (cargo or ballast). M19.
verb intrans. & refl. Move, Travel, esp. quickly; hurry. colloq. E20.
M. Kenyon You'll have time for a bite at Murphy's if you shift.
Phrases, & with adverbs in specialized senses: shift for oneself provide for one's own safety, interests, etc., rely on one's own efforts. shift off (a) remove (a garment); (b) relieve oneself of (a responsibility etc.); evade (an argument, duty, etc.); (c) arch. fob (a person) off with an excuse etc. shift one's ground: see GROUND noun.