black rage defense
black rage defense noun: a defense of a crime committed by a black person on the grounds that the person was driven to temporary insanity as a result of other people's racial prejudice.
Noun
black rage defense (plural black rage defenses)
- A defense of a crime committed by a black person on the grounds that the person was driven to temporary insanity as a result of other people's racial prejudice.
- Sixty-eight percent of polled blacks "found the black rage defense compelling," while, incredibly, so did 45 percent of the whites.1994, New York Magazine, volume 27, number 21, page 6
- Black rage defenses are state-of-mind defenses. They are not only applicable in self-defense and insanity cases, but also may be used to negate the specific mental state required for a first-degree murder […]1999, Paul Harris, Black Rage Confronts the Law, page 184
Forms of black rage defense
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Questions about black rage defense
- What does black rage defense mean?
- Black rage defense means a defense of a crime committed by a black person on the grounds that the person was driven to temporary insanity as a result of other people's racial prejudice.
- What part of speech is black rage defense?
- Black rage defense is a noun.
- What is the plural of black rage defense?
- The plural of black rage defense is black rage defenses.
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