of unsound mind

• Expression juridique ou clinique désignant une personne atteinte de maladie mentale, aliénée, ou incapable de prendre des décisions rationnelles ou de comprendre ses actes.

A formal legal or clinical expression describing a person who is mentally ill, insane, or not capable of making rational decisions or understanding their actions.

1. Legally incompetentC1formal

   A legal term describing a person who is not mentally capable of managing their own affairs or understanding the consequences of their actions.

   juridiquement incapable

   • The court declared the defendant of unsound mind and unfit to stand trial.
   • A will made by a person of unsound mind can be contested.
   • The lawyer argued that his client was of unsound mind when signing the contract.

2. Mentally illB2formal

   A general description for someone suffering from a severe mental illness or disorder.

   d' esprit dérangé

   • The patient was found to be of unsound mind and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
   • Historically, people of unsound mind were often treated poorly.
   • The doctor determined that the man was of unsound mind at the time of the incident.