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(US, colloquial, law) A legal defense of diminished responsibility based on a claim that irregular behavior is caused by a poor diet or junk food. / (by extension) Any spurious legal defense.

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Twinkie defence

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Twinkie defence

Noun

US colloquial broadly

(US, colloquial, law) A legal defense of diminished responsibility based on a claim that irregular behavior is caused by a poor diet or junk food. / (by extension) Any spurious legal defense.

Japanese Meaning

（米国、俗語、法律用語）ジャンクフードなど不健康な食生活による栄養面の問題が原因で、被告の責任能力が低下していると主張する法的弁護 / （転じて）根拠の薄い、あるいは誤った法的弁護の主張