mental impairment

British  

noun

1. law (in England, according to the Mental Health Act 1983) a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind, which includes significant impairment of intelligence and social functioning and is associated with abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct

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Other Word Forms

• mentally impaired adjective

Example Sentences

Department of Health and Human Services classifies the condition as a disability because of the physical and mental impairment it can cause.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024

However, lung imaging abnormalities did correlate with reports of coughing and chest tightness, and people who reported severe overall physical and mental impairment were more likely to have multiorgan abnormalities.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 22, 2023

A federal appeals court overturned the case in 1997 because his attorney failed to effectively investigate and present evidence of mental impairment.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022

Dharmalingam's lawyers and rights groups fighting to save him say Singapore is violating international law by executing a person with a mental impairment.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2021

They weren't partial or biased, just very persuasive in detailing how organic brain damage, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder can conspire to create severe mental impairment.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson