paranoia

paranoia
A mental disorder characterized by delusions or hallucinations, 26 Am J1st Homi § 81, particularly delusions of grandeur or persecution. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins Per § 3. A wife's paranoia which created an obsession that her husband was unfaithful to her is not a defense to an action for divorce based on her false accusations of adultery and continual nagging and arguments, where she was able to tell right from wrong. Dochelli v Dochelli, 125 Conn 468, 6 A2d 324. See insane delusion.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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