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non compos mentis

[ nohn kohm-pohs men-tis; English non kom-puhs men-tis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Latin.

not of sound mind; mentally incapable of managing one's affairs (used especially in a legal context). Compare compos mentis ( def ).

non compos mentis

/ ˈnɒn ˈkɒmpəs ˈmɛntɪs /

non compos mentis

A phrase used to describe someone who is out of his or her mind and therefore not legally responsible for his or her actions: “It was determined by the court that the killer was non compos mentis.” From Latin , meaning “not having control of the mind.”

Latin: not in control of one's mind

The case is the same, betwixt a king non compos mentis, and one who is nondum compos mentis; a distracted or an infant-king.

That either husband or wife is a hopeless lunatic or non compos mentis.

Sarojini took particular pains to empress it upon me that Chavigny is non compos mentis.

Now and again would come a suppressed whistle, and then a low humming sound, backed up by a vacant non-compos-mentis smile.

I made my will this morning, and if it became known that I had refused a fee, I might be deemed non compos mentis.

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