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View synonyms for compos mentis
compos mentis
[ kohm-pohs men-tis; English kom-puhs men-tis ]
adjective
, Latin.
- sane; mentally sound (used especially in a legal context). Compare non compos mentis ( def ).
compos mentis
/ ˈkɒmpəs ˈmɛntɪs /
adjective
- 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.
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Look here, old fellow, do you mean to assert that you are compos mentis?
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That either husband or wife is a hopeless lunatic or non compos mentis.
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Sarojini took particular pains to empress it upon me that Chavigny is non compos mentis.
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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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