non compos mentis

non compos mentis: non com·pos men·tis /'nän-'käm-pəs-'men-təs/ adj [Latin, literally, not having mastery of one's mind]: not of sound mind: lacking mental ability to understand the nature, consequences, and effect of a situation or transaction

non compos mentis: adjective abnormal, bereft of reason, crazed, crazy, declared insane, defective, demented, deprived of one's wits, deranged, dim-witted, diseased in mind, disoriented, distraught, dull-witted, feebleminded, idiotic, insane, insanely deluded, lunatic, mad, maddened, manic, maniacal, mental, mentally deficient, mentally diseased, mentally ill, mentally sick, mentally unsound, mindless, moronic, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, out of one's senses, out of one's wits, psychologically abnormal, psychopathic, psychotic, raving, senseless, simple-minded, unbalanced, unsettled, unsettled in one's mind, unsound, unstable, utterly senseless associated concepts: insanity, lack of capacity

non compos mentis: adj.

(Latin) Not of sound mind; insane.
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non compos mentis: (nahn calm-piss men-tiss) Latin for not master of one's own mind. Legally insane or not competent to manage one's own affairs or go to trial.

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non compos mentis: adj. Latin Mentally incompetent.

non compos mentis: Not of sound mind; mentally incompetent.

non compos mentis: [nahn com-pose meant-is]

adj.

referring to someone who is insane or not mentally competent to conduct one's affairs.

See also: competent, compos mentis

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Synonyms:

Demented, idiotic, lunatic, foolish, imbecile, crazy, not of sound mind

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Non compos mentis — is a term meaning not of sound mind . Non compos mentis derives from the Latin non meaning not , compos meaning having (command of) , and mentis (genitive singular of mens), meaning mind . It is the direct opposite of Compos mentis (of a composed … Wikipedia
Non compos mentis — Non compos Non com pos Non compos mentis Non com pos men tis [L.] Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or from accident. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
non compos mentis — [nän käm΄pōs men′tis] n. [L] Law not of sound mind; mentally incapable of handling one s own affairs: often non compos … English World dictionary
non compos mentis — (non com pohs MEN tiss) [Latin] Not of sound mind; mentally unstable; incapable of normal mental function. At least one elderly relative is non compos mentis and unable to care for himself … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
non compos mentis — Término legal aplicado a una persona declarada mentalmente incompetente. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
non compos mentis — Latin, lit. not master of one s mind … Etymology dictionary
non compos mentis — *insane, mad, crazy, crazed, demented, deranged, lunatic, maniac … New Dictionary of Synonyms
non compos mentis — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not in one s right mind. ORIGIN Latin, not having control of one s mind … English terms dictionary
non compos mentis — Synonyms and related words: abnormal, bereft of reason, brainsick, crackbrained, cracked, crazed, crazy, daft, deluded, demented, deprived of reason, deranged, disoriented, distraught, flighty, hallucinated, insane, irrational, loco, lunatic, mad … Moby Thesaurus
non compos mentis — adj. (also non compos) not in one s right mind. Etymology: L, = not having control of one s mind … Useful english dictionary

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