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non com·pos men·tis    Audio Help   [nohn kohm-pohs men-tis; Eng. non kom-puhs men-tis] Pronunciation Key
Latin.
not of sound mind; mentally incapable of managing one's affairs.
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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 
1607, from L., lit. "not master of one's 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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