diminished responsibility in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.diminish [Brit dɪˈmɪnɪʃ, Am dəˈmɪnɪʃ] VB trans

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II.diminish [Brit dɪˈmɪnɪʃ, Am dəˈmɪnɪʃ] VB intr

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responsibility [Brit rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪti, Am rəˌspɑnsəˈbɪlədi] N

responsibility
responsabilité f (for sth de qc, for doing, to do de faire)
to have a responsibility to sb/to sth
avoir une responsabilité envers qn/quant à qc
to take responsibility for sth
prendre la responsabilité de qc
a sense of responsibility
le sens des responsabilités
a great sense of responsibility
un grand sens des responsabilités
his responsibilities as chairman include…
ses responsabilités en tant que président comprennent…
‘we take no responsibility for loss or damage to possessions’
‘nous déclinons toute responsabilité en cas de perte ou de détérioration de biens personnels’
the company disclaimed or denied any responsibility for the accident
la compagnie a décliné toute responsabilité dans l'accident
it's not my responsibility to do
ce n'est pas à moi de faire
it's your responsibility
c'est à vous de vous en occuper
the terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack
les terroristes ont revendiqué l'attaque

diminished responsibility in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for diminished responsibility in the English»French Dictionary

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I.diminish [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] VB intr

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II.diminish [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ] VB trans

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responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətɪ, Am -ˌspɑ:nsəˈbɪlət̬ɪ] N

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However, this will normally only arise to negate the defence case when automatism or diminished responsibility is in issue.
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When the defence of diminished responsibility on the ground of battered woman syndrome was put, she was convicted of manslaughter.
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Irresistible impulse can be pleaded only under the defense of diminished responsibility, not under the defense of insanity.
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The jury took just an hour to reject the 19-year-old's plea of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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His plea of guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility was not accepted by the prosecution or jury.
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The consultation will also look at whether having decisions affected by a computer chip in the brain could lead to a sense of diminished responsibility.
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He had pleaded guilty to two offences of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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She was pursued running from the scene and arrested in hospital after jumping from a bridge onto a busy trunk road, later pleading guilty to manslaughter with diminished responsibility.
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He pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility and was ordered to be detained in a secure hospital.
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At trial his family mounted a defence of diminished responsibility, but after two hung juries was ultimately unsuccessful.
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