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non compos mentis
''Non compos mentis'' is a term meaning "not of sound mind".〔(Thesaurus.com )〕 ''Non compos mentis'' derives from the Latin ''non'' meaning "not", ''compos'' meaning "having command" or "composed", and ''mentis'' (genitive singular of ''mens''), meaning "of mind". It is the direct opposite of ''Compos mentis'' (of a sound mind).
==Usage==
Although typically used in law, this term can also be used metaphorically or figuratively; e.g. when one is in a confused state, intoxicated, or not of sound mind.
Also applicable in health care, when a determination of competency needs to be made by a physician for purposes of obtaining informed consent for treatments and, if necessary, assigning a surrogate to make health care decisions. While the proper sphere for this determination is in a court of law, this is practically, and most frequently, made by physicians in the clinical setting.〔(Assessment of Patients' Competence to Consent to Treatment )〕
In English law, the rule of ''non compos mentis'' was most commonly used when the defendant invoked religious or magical explanations for behaviour.
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