The M'Naghten rule (the insanity defence) , which is still being used by numerous countries worldwide, holds that individuals are not responsible for their criminal behaviour if a certain condition applies.What is this condition?
A) if they don't know what they are doing, or they don't know that what they are doing is wrong
B) if they don't know that what they are doing is illegal
C) if they know that what they're doing is wrong, but they are unable to control their behaviour
D) if they are unable to appreciate the legal consequences of their act
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