"Distracted Person" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

Distracted Person LAW AND LEGAL
Definition:

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

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