irresistible impulse
- A strong compulsion, driven by mental illness or anomaly, causing a person to carry out an illegal action like murder
- The defense argued that the accused was under the influence of an irresistible impulse at the time of the crime.
- Due to an irresistible impulse, the defendant was unable to control his actions leading to the illegal activity.
- The occurrence of an irresistible impulse may be used in court to argue diminished responsibility in some jurisdictions.
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