sociopathic personality
n 1: a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack
of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings
(`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was
superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the
social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial
personality disorder' is the preferred term) [syn:
{antisocial personality disorder}, {sociopathic
personality}, {psychopathic personality}]