Moral agency in Judaism is somewhat different to its treatment in other cultural spheres. As in many cultures and nations, minors and the insane (Hebrew: shoteh) were not regarded as being responsible for their actions. However, in Judaism, the definition of a minor - somone who has not reached the Jewish age of majority - included people in their 20s and early 30s, if they had no visible sign of puberty at age 20; conversely, a child ceased being a minor at age 12 (if female) or 13 (if male), as long as they had signs of puberty at this age. As in many legal systems, insanity has a somewhat nuanced definition; in classical Judaism, insane, as far as it concerns questions of moral agency, refers to confirmed maniacs, people with severe mental retardation, if they show signs of derangement