compos mentis

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmpɒs ˈmɛntɪs/

Adjective

compos mentis (not comparable)

(law) Of sound mind, sane; thus criminally responsible for one's eventual wrongdoing.

Antonyms

non compos mentis

Translations

criminally responsible

Dutch: toerekenbaar (nl), toerekeningsvatbaar (nl)
Finnish: syyntakeinen (fi), täydessä ymmärryksessä

German: schuldfähig
Swedish: tillräknelig (sv)

References

The Chambers Dictionary, 9th Ed., 2003

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