non compos mentis

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non compos mentis /non com·pos men·tis/ (non kom´pos men´tis) [L.] not of sound mind, and so not legally responsible.

non com·pos men·tis (n

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adj.

Not of sound mind and hence not legally responsible; mentally incompetent.

non compos mentis

[non′ kom′pos men′tis]

Etymology: L, not of sound mind

a legal term applied to a person declared to be mentally incompetent.

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