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Definition of Lunatics
1. lunatic [n] - See also: lunatic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lunatics
Literary usage of Lunatics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1892)
"The Judge in Lunacy makes orders for the custody of lunatics so found by inquisition
and the management of their estates. Under the control of the Judge in ..."
2. The Female offender by Cesare Lombroso, Guglielmo Ferrero (1897)
"CRIMINAL FEMALE lunatics. I. Statistics.—In Italy, between the years 1871-86;
... This smaller proportion of lunatics among female criminals is certainly ..."
3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1828)
"PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, L—DOMESTI С. REPORT ON PAUPER lunatics. THE select Committee
appointed to inquire into the state of the Pauper lunatics in the county of ..."
4. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1828)
"__ REPO*T ON PAUPER lunatics. THE select Committee appointed to inquire into the
state of the Pauper lunatics in the county of Middlesex, to considerthe ..."
5. The English Poor Law System, Past and Present by Paul Felix Aschrott (1888)
"As regards the cost of maintenance of pauper lunatics, every union has to pay
... This contribution, which is only paid in respect of lunatics in asylums, ..."
6. Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence as Administered in England and America by Joseph Story (1918)
"In managing the estates of lunatics equity has regard to their maintenance and
comfort more than to the claims of creditors. ..."
7. Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1856)
"Testimonial capacity of lunatics.—A question of some importance has arisen
regarding the admissibility of the testimony of lunatics concerning facts which ..."