According to the American Law Institute's (ALI) standards, an individual lacks "criminal responsibility by reason of mental disease or defect" when at the time of the crime as a result of mental disease or defect, an individual lacked substantial capacity to know or appreciate either the _______ of such conduct or that such conduct was wrong.

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The ALI standards specify that an individual lacks criminal responsibility if, due to a mental disease or defect, they lacked substantial capacity to understand the nature and consequences of their actions or to appreciate that their actions were wrong. This is a legal standard used to assess the mental state of defendants to determine if they are capable of bearing responsibility for their crimes.

According to the American Law Institute's (ALI) Standards, an Individual