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Legal Terms – During Her (or His) Majesty
A colloquial term for the duration of confinement assigned to a prisoner acquitted due to *insanity. Such an individual was hence referred to as a joy patient. The offender must be admitted to a hospital designated by the Home Secretary (either a local psychiatric facility or a *special hospital) and remain there until further notice; however, the term “during Her Majesty’s pleasure” is no longer included in the Act.
A colloquial term for the duration of confinement assigned to a prisoner acquitted due to *insanity. Such an individual was hence referred to as a joy patient. The offender must be admitted to a hospital designated by the Home Secretary (either a local psychiatric facility or a *special hospital) and remain there until further notice; however, the term “during Her Majesty’s pleasure” is no longer included in the Act.
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