mentally incompetent
Lacking decision capacity
Mentally incompetent describes someone legally or clinically judged unable to manage their own affairs, make sound decisions, or understand the consequences of their actions.
Courts may declare a person mentally incompetent to stand trial, handle finances, or give consent: The defendant was found mentally incompetent and committed to a state facility.
The term carries legal weight distinct from casual judgments about someone's intelligence.
- unsound mindMental incapacity for decisions
- conservatorshipCourt-appointed care management
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
incapacity · decision-making · decision-making ability · adjudication · therapy · informed consent · psychiatric care · reasoning · counseling · stigma · fiduciary duty · discrimination · non compos mentis · intellectual disability · judgment · bipolar disorder · attention deficit · power of attorney
mentally incompetentof sound mind
Mentally fit for decisions
compos mentis · competent · lucid · sane · rational
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