1. The state of drowsiness. 2. A condition of incomplete sleep resembling drunkenness, during which part of the faculties are abnormally excited while others are dormant; the combined condition of sleeping and wakefulness producing a temporary state of involuntary intoxication. *To the extent that it destroys moral agency, somnolentia may be a defense to a crime.

moral agency?

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