non compos mentis

• Término latino jurídico y médico que significa 'no en su sano juicio' o mentalmente incapaz de gestionar sus propios asuntos, usado a menudo en contexto legal para describir a una persona privada de sus facultades mentales.

A Latin legal and medical term meaning 'not of sound mind' or mentally incapable of managing one's own affairs, often used in legal contexts to describe a person lacking mental capacity.

1. Not of sound mindC2formal

   A legal term describing a person who is mentally incapable of managing their own affairs or understanding the consequences of their actions.

   No estar en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales

   • The court declared the defendant non compos mentis and unfit for trial.
   • A will made while someone is non compos mentis can be contested.
   • The lawyer argued that his client was non compos mentis at the time of the incident.