What form of amnesia is the most widely used justification for an insanity defense or mitigation of criminal responsibility in the U.S. courts today?
A) Chronic organic amnesia
B) Alcohol-Induced Persisting Amnestic Disorder
C) Wernicke's amnesia
D) Limited amnesia
E) Anxiolytic-Induced Persisting Amnestic Disorder

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Limited amnesia, often associated with temporary memory loss during the commission of a crime, is frequently used in legal defenses to argue for diminished responsibility or insanity.

What Form of Amnesia Is the Most Widely Used Justification