diminished responsibility中文什么意思

递减责任

限定责任能力

• diminish:    vt. 减少，减低 (opp. in ...
• responsibility:    n. 1.责任；责任心；职责，义务 ...
• diminished:    减少，贬低; 减少了的; 减音程，减 ...

百科释义

In criminal law, diminished responsibility (or diminished capacity) is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable for doing so, as their mental functions were "diminished" or impaired. The defense's acceptance in American jurisdictions varies considerably.