non compos mentis
non compos mentis (non kom-p[schwa]s men-tis), adj. [Latin “not master of one’s mind”] 1. Insane. 2. Incompetent. Cf. COMPOS MENTIS. [Cases: Mental Health 3. 1.]
non compos mentis (non kom-p[schwa]s men-tis), adj. [Latin “not master of one’s mind”] 1. Insane. 2. Incompetent. Cf. COMPOS MENTIS. [Cases: Mental Health 3. 1.]
non compos mentis 〈拉〉精神不健全(之人);精神失常(之人) 泛指任何智能不全或有缺陷的精神状态。据认为可分为四类:1先天性与永久性的痴呆〔ideota〕;2因疾病、悲伤等意外事件而全部丧失记忆力与理解力;3间歇性的精神错乱〔lunatic〕,即时而具有理解力时而丧失理解力的精神错乱者在发病时的状态;4因不良行为——如酗酒——而暂时丧失记忆力与理解力。该类精神不健全不得作为免责理由。 (→non sanae memoriae; insanity; idiocy; drunkenness; mental incapacity; mental incompetency)