cognitive test

cognitive test. Criminal law. A test of the defendant’s ability to know certain things, specif., the nature of his or her conduct and whether the conduct was right or wrong. • This test is used in assessing whether a defendant may rely on an insanity defense. [Cases: Criminal Law 48.]

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