English Dictionary

Matrix defense

固有名詞

アメリカ英語

(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.

日本語の意味

（米国法）被告が、実際の現実世界ではなく、シミュレートされた現実世界にいると信じた上で犯罪を犯したと主張する法的弁護戦略

The defendant invoked the Matrix defense at trial, claiming he had committed the shooting because he genuinely believed he was inside a simulated reality and did not think his actions would cause real harm.

被告は、現実がシミュレーションであると信じて行為したという弁護を裁判で主張し、自分の行為が実際に害を及ぼすとは考えていなかったために発砲したと述べた。

意味（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.

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.

the Matrix defense （ canonical ）