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  • 31non compos mentis — insane, not of sound mind, not sane and cannot be held responsible for his actions …

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  • 32non compos mentis — [ˌnɒn ˌkɒmpɒs mɛntɪs] adjective not in one s right mind. Origin L., lit. not having control of one s mind …

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  • 33non compos mentis — [L.] Demented, idiotic, lunatic, foolish, imbecile, crazy, not of sound mind …

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  • 34non compos mentis — adjective (not before noun) Latin unable to think clearly or be responsible for your actions …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35non compos mentis — adjective See insane 1) …

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  • 36non compos mentis — UK [ˌnɒn ˌkɒmpəs ˈmentɪs] / US [nɑn ˌkɑmpəs ˈmentɪs] adjective [never before noun] a) not legally capable of making decisions b) often humorous unable to think clearly, for example because of being drunk …

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  • 37non compos mentis — Adjective: Mentally incompetent. Having a mental condition approximating total and positive incompetency; destitute of memory and understanding. Van Deusen v Sweet, 51 NY 378. Noun: A person of unsound mind. Beaumont s Case (Pa) 1 Whart 52 …

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  • 38compos mentis — com·pos men·tis / käm pəs men təs, kȯm pȯs men tis/ adj [Latin, literally, having possession of one s mind]: competent Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 39Non compis mentis — is the negative form of non compos mentis, that is, not having control of one s faculties, as in a phrase such as It was determined that the criminal was non compos mentis (i.e., insane); one might say the criminal was compos mentis, i.e., the… …

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  • 40Compos mentis — can refer to:*Adjective: Of sound mind, memory, and understanding. Sane. [Latin : compos, having mastery of + mentis, genitive of mens, mind.] * A Danish metal band; see Compos Mentis (band). * An Australian Funk Band; see Compos Mentis… …

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