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Distracted Person

A term used in the statutes of Illinois (Rev. Laws, Iii. 1833, p. 332) and New Hampshire (Dig. N. H. Laws, 1830, p. 339) to express a state of insanity. Snyder v. Snyder, 142 111. 60, 31 N. E. 303

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)