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- Dictionarynon compos mentis/ˌnɒn kɒmpəs ˈmɛntɪs/
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- 1. not sane or in one's right mind.
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Latin legal phrase meaning "of unsound mind"
Non compos mentis is a Latin legal phrase that translates to "of unsound mind": nōn prefaces compos mentis, meaning "having control of one's mind." This phrase was used in English law as early as the seventeenth century to describe people afflicted by madness, the loss of memory or ability to reason. Wikipedia