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Naghten in a sentence

Context around Naghten

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

rules 2× himself 1× street 1× apparently 1× rule 1×

Sentence patterns with Naghten

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and m naghten himself would 1× from m naghten s case 1× m naghten apparently believed 1× north along naghten street presently 1× resembled m naghten s 1× the m naghten rule was 1× the m naghten rules substituting 1× the m naghten rules though 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a large irish 1× however definitions of 1× m naghten apparently 1× the ali test 1× the m naghten 1× the principles expounded 1×

Common sentence endings:

at his trial 1× had befallen him 1× m naghten s 1× mid 20th century 1× not been codified 1× of the mind 1×

Words around Naghten

Just before it in the word index:

naghi 2 naghel 3 naghavi 2 naggs 2 nagging 125 nagged 10

Just after it in the word index:

nagi 9 nagico 2 nagid 2 nagin 3 nagina 3 naginata 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Naghten

  • In this selection, "naghten" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rules, himself and street stand out and add context to how "naghten" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and m naghten himself would and from m naghten s case. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "naghten" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with naghten

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, definitions of the defence are derived from M'Naghten's case and have not been codified. (17 words)

The ALI test was discarded in favor of a new test that more closely resembled M'Naghten's. (18 words)

These requirements are almost identical to the M'Naghten Rules, substituting "mental impairment" for "disease of the mind". (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The principles expounded by this panel have come to be known as the M'Naghten Rules, though they have gained any status only by usage in the common law and M'Naghten himself would have been found guilty if they had been applied at his trial. (46 words)

A large Irish population settled in the north along Naghten Street (presently Nationwide Boulevard), while the Germans took advantage of the cheap land to the south, creating a community that came to be known as the Das Alte Südende (The Old South End). (43 words)

The M'Naghten rule was embraced with almost no modification by American courts and legislatures for more than 100 years, until the mid-20th century. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

The principles expounded by this panel have come to be known as the M'Naghten Rules, though they have gained any status only by usage in the common law and M'Naghten himself would have been found guilty if they had been applied at his trial.

A large Irish population settled in the north along Naghten Street (presently Nationwide Boulevard), while the Germans took advantage of the cheap land to the south, creating a community that came to be known as the Das Alte Südende (The Old South End).

However, definitions of the defence are derived from M'Naghten's case and have not been codified.

M'Naghten apparently believed that the prime minister was the architect of the myriad of personal and financial misfortunes that had befallen him.

The ALI test was discarded in favor of a new test that more closely resembled M'Naghten's.

The M'Naghten rule was embraced with almost no modification by American courts and legislatures for more than 100 years, until the mid-20th century.

These requirements are almost identical to the M'Naghten Rules, substituting "mental impairment" for "disease of the mind".

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