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Lunatic is a term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, [1] [2] or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from lunaticus meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck".
The Lord Lieutenant was given the power to direct persons under a sentence of imprisonment or transportation be placed in a lunatic asylum, to remain there until certified of sound mind by two physicians, when the Lord Lieutenant could direct their removal. Additionally, he was given a similar power in regard to persons committed for trial. [3]
A U.S. Capitol police officer sweeps the area outside the U.S. Capitol with a police dog the day before President-elect Donald Trump's 2nd term inauguration January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.
The lunatic asylum, insane asylum or mental asylum was an institution where people with mental illness were confined. It was an early precursor of the modern psychiatric hospital . Modern psychiatric hospitals evolved from and eventually replaced the older lunatic asylum.
The idea of insanity in English law dates from 1324, when the Statute de Praerogativa Regis allowed the King to take the lands of "idiots and lunatics." The early law used various words, including "idiot", "fool" and "sot" to refer to those who had been insane since birth, [2] and "lunatic" for those who had later become insane, or were insane with some lucid intervals. [3]
Nunchuck-wielding lunatic Bryant Kenyatta, who allegedly fractured podcaster Stephen Lewis’ arm with the weapon in an unprovoked Midtown attack in April. Kenyatta, 50, had 12 prior arrests ...
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The Criminal Lunatics Act 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3.c. 94) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that required and established a set procedure for the indefinite detention of mentally ill offenders.