Mental Capacity
Although a person's physical characteristics are taken into account in determining negligence, ...
: the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usu. who has knowledge or understanding
see also age of consent informed consent rape statutory rape ...
a claim by a criminal defendant that at the time of the crime he/she was of diminished mental capacity due to intake of too much sugar, as from eating "Twinkies," sugar-rich snacks.
criminal insanity - Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong.
criminal summons - An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
The ability to draw up a valid will, the mental capacity to understand about property rights and family responsibilities.
testator
A person who makes a will. A female testator is sometimes called a testatrix.
insanity 1 : unsoundness of mind or lack of the ability to understand that prevents one from having the mental capacity required by law to enter into a particular relationship, status, or transaction or that ...
He understands in full mental capacity who is he naming the assets to and how are they related to him and what repurcution it may have later.Normally adults are presumed to be capable enough to create will.
Competent Witness A person who is legally qualified to testify as a witness. Legal qualification may depend on the witness's age, mental capacity, and relationship to the matter at issue.
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Such a document must be made according to law, and is recorded and filed in a probate court after the person has died. 2. Desire or wish. 3. Determination. 4. The mental capacity to carry out a conscious act.
Taken as a whole, the instruction fairly expressed the definition of an idiot, although we think an idiot might more aptly be defined as a person who has been from birth or infancy deficient in mental capacity, ...
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