compos mentis
Of sound mind
Compos mentis is a Latin legal term meaning of sound mind—mentally competent and capable of managing one's own affairs.
It appears most often in legal contexts or its negative form, non compos mentis, describing someone mentally incapacitated: The court found him compos mentis and able to stand trial.
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- rationalGoverned by logic
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
- stableSecure and unchanging
sensible · reasonable · normal · levelheaded · grounded · well-adjusted · of sound mind · right-minded
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- coherentLogically connected throughout
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- consciousMentally present and alert
- awareHaving knowledge of
sharp · focused · cogent · perceptive · astute · keen · discerning · present
Maximum amount containable
- competencySufficient ability for something
- testamentaryOf or concerning wills
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
- soundnessReliability of structure
consent · cognizant · validity · accountability · agency · binding · authority · responsibility
sane
Mentally healthy, clearheaded
stable · sensible · reasonable · normal · levelheaded · grounded · well-adjusted · of sound mind · right-minded · commonsensical
lucid
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- coherentLogically connected throughout
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- consciousMentally present and alert
aware · sharp · focused · cogent · perceptive · astute · keen · discerning · present · attentive
capacity
Maximum amount containable
- competencySufficient ability for something
- testamentaryOf or concerning wills
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
soundness · consent · cognizant · validity · accountability · agency · binding · authority · responsibility · fitness
- calmnesscalmness, calm, tranquility, serenity, peacefulness
- Legal Latinab initio, bona fide, caveat emptor, certiorari, de facto
compos mentisnon compos mentis
Legally not responsible
insane · deranged · mentally incompetent · mad · lunatic
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