mental abnormality in a sentence

Examples

1. The psychiatrists who examined him found no evidence of mental abnormality, but did mention he had a tendency towards acting before thinking.
2. Dr . Hincks s committee describes a causal link between mental abnormality and immorality ( illegitimacy, criminality, prostitution, dependency ).
3. It says a sex offender who has a " mental abnormality " making him or her likely to reoffend may be confined indefinitely for treatment.
4. The court ruled that the Act was invalid on the grounds that the condition of " mental abnormality " did not satisfy the " mental illness ".
5. The state law defines mental abnormality as a condition that " predisposes the person to commit sexually violent offenses " to the point of putting others in danger.
6. The law allows the indefinite confinement of violent sex offenders beyond their prison terms if they suffer from mental abnormalities making them likely to commit similar crimes in the future.
7. At the age of 11 months Genie was still in overall good health, and had no noted mental abnormalities, but had fallen to the 11th percentile for weight.
8. A jury must find beyond a reasonable doubt that the offender has a mental abnormality or personality disorder and that the condition makes him likely to commit future acts of sexual violence.
9. But the court said the law must distinguish a dangerous sex offender with a mental abnormality from the " dangerous but typical recidivist convicted in an ordinary criminal case ."
10. The sexually violent predator unit seeks the civil commitment of sexual predators who suffer from a mental abnormality making them more likely than not to commit additional predatory acts of sexual violence.