| 释义 |
during Her
(or His) Majesty’s pleasure A phrase colloquially used to describe the period of detention imposed upon a defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity. Such a person was consequently known as a pleasure patient. The defendant must still be admitted to a hospital specified by the Home Secretary (either a local psychiatric hospital or a special hospital) and remain there until otherwise directed, but the phrase “during Her Majesty’s pleasure” is no longer used in the statute. |