Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
mental capacity Function:
noun 1 : sufficient understanding and memory to comprehend in a general way the situation in which one finds oneself and thenature, purpose, and consequence of any act or transaction into which one proposes to enter
2 : the degree of understanding and memory the law requires to uphold the validity of orto charge one with responsibility for a particular act or transaction <
mental capacity to commit crime requires that the accused know right from wrong>
