Non Compos Mentis
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
persons. These words sienify not of sound mind, memory, or understanding. This is a generic term and includes all the species of madness, whether it arise from 1, idiocy; 2, sickness; 3, lunacy; or 4, drunkenness.
Co. Litt. 247; 4 Co. 124; 1 Phillim.
R. 100; 4 Com. Dig. 613; 5 Com. Dig. 186; Shelf. on Lunatics, 1; and the articles Idiocy; Lunacy.