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irresistible impulse

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irresistible impulse

noun
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident" [syn: compulsion
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Main Entry: ir·re·sis·ti·ble im·pulse
Pronunciation: "ir-r&-'zis-t&-b&l-
Function: noun
: an overpowering impulse produced by mental disease or defect that leads to the commission of a criminal act (as murder)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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