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Compos Mentis
/ˈkɒmpɒs ˈmɛntɪs/
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What does Compos Mentis mean?
adjective
- Of sound mind, sane; thus fully accountable (legally and/or morally) for one's deeds.
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/ˈkɒmpɒs ˈmɛntɪs/
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When in Omaha her mental peculiarities were recognized and she was studied by a competent alienist who, however, was not willing to render a verdict of non compos mentis to the police.
The sum of this reason is, that ignorance of the law excuses no one, (who is of the age of discretion and is compos mentis,) because every such person "is bound to know the law."