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non com·pos men·tis    Audio Help   (nŏn kŏm'pəs měn'tĭs)  Pronunciation Key  adj.   Not of sound mind and hence not legally responsible; mentally incompetent. [Latin nōn compos mentis : nōn, not + compos, in control + mentis, genitive sing. of mēns, mind.]

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non compos mentis

adjective

not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial

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non compos mentis [(non kom-puhs men-tis)]

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.”

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