"Matrix defense" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Matrix defense [canonical]
Etymology: From the plot of the film The Matrix (1999), whose protagonist is woken from an illusionary simulated world into the dystopian reality. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Matrix defense}} the Matrix defense
  1. (US, law) A legal defense in which the defendant claims to have committed a crime in the belief that he/she was not in the real world, but in a simulated reality. Wikipedia link: The Matrix, The Matrix defense Tags: US Categories (topical): Law, The Matrix

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