Lunacy
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Lunacy
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Meaning of Lunacy
insanity; unsoundness of mind to a point where a person is judged to be legally incapable and irresponsible; an intermittent form of insanity formerly associated with lunar movements.
Synonyms of Lunacy
noun
craziness
delusion
dementia
derangement
disordered mind
folly
foolishness
frenzy
impairment of mental faculties
insaneness
insanity
instability of mental powers
madness
mania
mental aberration
mental abnormality
mental dissociation
mental illness
mental imbalance
mental sickness
unsoundness of mind
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Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Lunacy
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1540s, "condition of being a lunatic," formed irregularly in English from lunatic (q.v.) + -cy. Originally in reference to intermittent periods of insanity, such as were believed to be triggered by the moon's cycle. The Old English equivalent was mona_seocnes "month-sickness." In later legal use, any unsoundness of mind sufficient to render one incapable of civil transactions or management of one's affairs. Weakened figurative sense "act of madness or folly" is from 1580s.
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