compos mentis

1. 1.

   of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to go to trial

   Synonymsof sound mind

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Questions about compos mentis

What does compos mentis mean?

compos mentis means "of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to go to trial".

What is another word for compos mentis?

Close synonyms include of sound mind. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is compos mentis a common word?

compos mentis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.