A criminal test which determines whether a person may be considered criminally insane if the person could not control their actions in the commission of the crime while knowing that the actions performed were wrong. The impulse to commit the crime is irresistible to the criminal defendant and he or she is unable to control him or herself. … [Read more...]
IRREGULAR
That which is done contrary to the common rules of law; as, irregular process, which is that issued contrary to law and the common practice of the court. Vide Regular and. Irregular Process. Not according to rule; improper or insufficient by reason of departure from the prescribed course. As to irregular "Deposit" "Indorsement" "Process," and "Succession," see those titles. … [Read more...]
IRREVOCABLE
Not able to be recalled or revoked. … [Read more...]
IRREGULAR DEPOSIT
This name is given to that kind of deposit, where the thing deposited need not be returned; as, where a man deposits, in the usual way, money in bank for safe keeping, for in this case the title to the identical money becomes vested in the bank, and he receives in its place other money. … [Read more...]
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
A permanent trust that, once created, cannot be changed or revoked. … [Read more...]