Sound Mind And Memory
(n) An agreement is legally enforceable only when it is done without external influences.
Sound mind: To be of sound mind means:
1. That the testator understands the act of making a will; and
2. That the testator understands what property is being included in the will; and
3.
sound mind and memory
n. having an understanding of one's actions and reasonable knowledge of one's family, possessions and surroundings.
SOUND MIND. That state of a man's mind which is adequate to reason and comes to a judgment upon ordinary subjects, like other rational men.
Legal Definition of Adult Interdependent PartnerAge of Majority An age generally specified by statute, at which time, upon an individual is given the full gamut of legal rights and responsibilities generally available to an adult of sound mind.
(See: statute of frauds) A contract is formed when competent parties -- usually adults of sound mind or business entities -- mutually agree to provide each other some benefit (called consideration), ...
The Latin term "Non compos mentis" means, in a UK legal context: "not of sound mind and understanding".
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Capacity - Having legal authority or mental ability. Being of sound mind.
capital case - A prosecution of a crime for which a possible punishment is death.
Capital Crime - A crime punishable by death.
Non compus mentis - Not of sound mind and understanding
Non constat - It is not certain
Non est factum - It is not his deed ...
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 - 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.
A person of normal intelligence and sound mind has the capacity to dispose of his or her property by will as he or she sees fit.
"Proper defectum" - for disability: as, negligence, alienage, infancy, unsound mind, insufficient property. 2.
Having legal authority or mental ability. Being of sound mind.
Capias:
An order, in the form of a legal document issued by a judge, to arrest an individual.
Next friend - One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant, a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent, or other person under some disability.
annulment ("nullity of marriage"): A legal action that says your marriage was never legally valid because of unsound mind, incest, bigamy, being too young to consent, fraud, force, or physical incapacity.
One acting without formal appointment as guardian for the benefit of an infant, a person of unsound mind not judicially declared incompetent, or other person under some disability.
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A person has capacity to make a will only when he is of sound mind and is not unduly influenced by an interested party. Persons below a certain age (usually ranging from 18 to 21) are deemed not to have the capacity.
 See also: Will, Person, Law, Court, Right
  
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