of unsound mind

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• unsound mind — index insanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• unsound mind — The mind of an insane or mentally deficient person. As used in a statute providing for the appointment of a guardian of the property and minor children of a person of unsound mind, the term relates to the capacity of the person to transact… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• of unsound mind — adjective not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial • Syn: ↑non compos mentis • Similar to: ↑insane * * * of unsound mind legal phrase mentally ill at the time of committing a crime …   Useful english dictionary

• of unsound mind — index deranged, lunatic, non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• unsound mind — Non legal term referring to one who from infirmity of mind is incapable of managing himself or his affairs. The term, therefore, includes insane persons (see insanity). It exists where there is an essential deprivation of the reasoning faculties …   Black's law dictionary

• unsound mind — insane, mentally unstable, lunatic …   English contemporary dictionary

• unsound — un·sound /ˌən sau̇nd/ adj: not sound: as a: not healthy or whole b: not mentally normal: not wholly sane of unsound mind c: not firmly made, placed, or fixed d: not valid or true …   Law dictionary

• of unsound mind — legal mentally ill at the time of committing a crime …   English dictionary

• unsound — un|sound [ˌʌnˈsaund] adj 1.) not based on facts or good reasons ideologically/scientifically/ecologically etc unsound ▪ a test that s scientifically unsound 2.) an unsound building or structure is in bad condition ▪ The houses are structurally… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• unsound — un|sound [ ,ʌn saund ] adjective 1. ) not based on sensible ideas: unsound reasoning 2. ) not safe: environmentally unsound conditions buildings that are structurally unsound a ) used about things that involve a lot of risk: unsound investments… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• unsound — UK [ʌnˈsaʊnd] / US [ˌʌnˈsaʊnd] adjective 1) a) not safe environmentally unsound conditions buildings that are structurally unsound b) used about things that involve a lot of risk unsound investments 2) not based on sensible ideas unsound… …   English dictionary