Meaning of Matrix defense | Babel Free

Definitions

A legal defense in which the defendant claims to have committed a crime in the belief that they were not in the real world, but in a simulated reality.

US

Examples

“There is now a legal strategy called the "Matrix defense," which has been an effective form of insanity defense. The film evidently had a part in inspiring Lee Malvo, the Washington D.C. sniper, and it has been mentioned in connection with the Columbine High School killings, which happened less than a month after the release of The Matrix.”

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