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al⋅ien⋅ist

  [eyl-yuh-nist, ey-lee-uh-]
–noun
1. (formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
2. an expert witness in a sanity trial.
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Origin:
1860–65; alien(ation) + -ist; cf. F aliéniste in same sense
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al·ien·ist   (āl'yə-nĭst, ā'lē-ə-)   
n.  A physician who has been accepted by a court of law as an expert on the mental competence of principals or witnesses appearing before it.

[French aliéniste, from aliéné, insane, from Latin aliēnātus, past participle of aliēnāre, to deprive of reason; see alienate.]
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: alien·ist
Pronunciation: 'A-lE-&-nist, 'Al-y&-
Function: noun
: a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of psychiatry (as determining sanity or capacity to stand trial)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: alien·ist
Pronunciation: 'A-lE-&-n&st, 'Al-y&-
Function: noun
: PSYCHIATRIST; especially : one specializing in the legal aspects of psychiatry
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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alienist al·ien·ist (āl'yə-nĭst, ā'lē-ə-)
n.
A physician accepted by a court of law as an expert on the mental competence of principals or witnesses.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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