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rhetoric. A term derived from the Greek, which signifies dissimulation. It is a refined species of ridicule, which, under the mask of honest simplicity or ignorance, exposes the faults and errors of others, by seeming to adopt or defend them. 2. In libels, irony may convey imputations more effectually than direct assertion, and render the publication libelous. … [Read more...] about IRONY

Used chiefly in criminal law, this term means an impulse to commit an unlawful or criminal act which cannot be resisted or overcome by the patient because insanity or mental disease has destroyed the freedom of his will and his power of self-control and of choice as to his actions. See McCarty v. Com., 114 Ky. 620, 71 S. W. 058; State v. Knight, 95 Me. 467, 50 Atl. 276, 55 L. … [Read more...] about IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSE

Divorce term usually used in states that accept it as a ground for no-fault divorce. Essentially the party cites that the parties have discovered too many differences to make maintaining a marital relationship practical. … [Read more...] about IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES

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...] about IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSE TEST

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...] about IRREGULAR