compos mentis

• Locution latine utilisée en anglais pour désigner une personne qui a toute sa raison, qui est saine d'esprit et capable de comprendre ses actes ou de prendre des décisions rationnelles.

A Latin phrase used in English to describe someone who is mentally sound, sane, and capable of understanding their actions or making rational decisions.

1. Sane or of sound mindC2formal

   Having full control of one's mental faculties; mentally competent.

   sain d'esprit

   • The lawyer argued that the client was not compos mentis when signing the contract.
   • To make a valid will, a person must be compos mentis.
   • Despite his age, he remains fully compos mentis.