non compos mentis
- A Latin phrase used to describe someone who is legally insane or not capable of managing their personal affairs or participating in a trial
- The defense argued that the accused was non compos mentis at the time of the offense.
- Her frail grandmother deteriorated to the point of being non compos mentis, unable to handle her own affairs.
- He was declared non compos mentis after being diagnosed with severe dementia.
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