Non Compos Mentis definition:
Latin: Not of sound mind.
In law, a person with an unsound mind.
Formerly, synonymous with lunatic and, more recently, insanity.
Non Compos Mentis
A latin phrase meaning a person who is mentally not of a sound mind and is not capable to conduct or is responsible for his legal matters.
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non compos mentis
(nahn com-pose meant-is) adj. referring to someone who is insane or not mentally competent to conduct one's affairs.
non compos mentis - Not of sound mind; insane.
not guilty plea - Complete denial of guilt. In criminal cases, a necessary stage of the proceedings required to preserve all legal issues.
Non compos mentis - Not of sound mind; insane.
Nonfeasance - Nonperformance of an act which should be performed; omission to perform a required duty or total neglect of duty.
Nonjury trial - Trial before the court but without a jury.
NON COMPOS MENTIS, persons. These words signify not of sound mind, memory, or understanding. This is a generic term, and includes all the species of madness, whether it arise from, 1, idiocy; 2, sickness 3, lunacy or 4, drunkenness. Co. Litt.
Non compos mentis
The Latin term "Non compos mentis" means, in a UK legal context: "not of sound mind and understanding".
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Parens patriae relates to a notion initially invoked by the King's Bench in the sixteenth century in cases of non compos mentis adults[citation needed].
He must be competent to enter into a contract; a feme covert, an infant, or a person non compos mentis, cannot therefore become bail.
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