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compos mentis

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

adjective

, Latin.
  1. sane; mentally sound (used especially in a legal context). Compare non compos mentis ( def ).


compos mentis

/ ˈkɒmpəs ˈmɛntɪs /

adjective

  1. postpositive of sound mind; sane


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Word History and Origins

Origin of compos mentis1

Literally, “being in full possession of one's mind”

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Example Sentences

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

Look here, old fellow, do you mean to assert that you are compos mentis?

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.

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