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HOMICIDAL MANIA

\hˌɒmɪsˈa͡ɪdə͡l mˈe͡ɪniə], \hˌɒmɪsˈa‍ɪdə‍l mˈe‍ɪniə], \h_ˌɒ_m_ɪ_s_ˈaɪ_d_əl m_ˈeɪ_n_i__ə]\

Definitions of HOMICIDAL MANIA

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a mental illness where a person has the irrational desire to kill someone.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

M. in which there is an intense propensity of homicide.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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