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51diminished responsibility doctrine — /daminasht rasponsabilatiy doktran/ Term used to refer to lack of capacity to achieve state of mind requisite for commission of crime. McGuire v. Superior Court for Los Angeles County, 274 Cal.App. 583, 79 Cal.Rptr. 155, 161. The concept of… …
52diminished chord — noun see diminished triad …
53diminished — adj. lessened, reduced, decreased, made smaller di·min·ish || dɪ mɪnɪʃ v. make smaller, reduce; become smaller …
54diminished — adjective Music denoting an interval which is one semitone less than the corresponding minor or perfect interval. → diminish …
55diminished octave — noun A musical interval of the Western twelve semitone system consisting of eleven semitones and spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone narrower than a perfect octave and enharmonically equivalent to a major seventh …
56diminished fourth — noun A musical interval of the Western twelve semitone system consisting of four semitones and spanning four degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone narrower than a perfect fourth and enharmonically equivalent to a major third …
57diminished seventh — noun A musical interval of the Western twelve semitone system consisting of nine semitones and spanning seven degrees of the diatonic scale. It is one semitone narrower than a minor seventh and enharmonically equivalent to a major sixth …
58diminished responsibility — di.minished responsi bility also di.minished ca pacity AmE n [U] law when someone is not considered to be responsible for their actions because they are mentally ill …
59diminished responsibility — di,minished responsi bility or di,minished ca pacity noun uncount LEGAL a situation in which someone cannot be considered responsible for a crime because they are mentally ill …
60diminished responsibility — limited responsibility, partial legal liability, legal liability with stipulations …
