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Synonyms for non compos


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : non kom-puh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɒn ˈkɒm pəs

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Définition of non compos

Origin :
  • Latin, literally "not master of one's mind."
  • As in non compos mentis : adj of unsound mind
  • As in insane person : noun mentally deranged person
Example sentences :
  • The coroner's inquest, supposing him to be dead, brought him in non compos.
  • Extract from : « The History of John Bull » by John Arbuthnot
  • Now, my good fellow, be not so hasty in declaring me non compos.
  • Extract from : « Blue-Stocking Hall, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by William Pitt Scargill
  • We went down to dinner; at tea-time we were non compos mensis.
  • Extract from : « From the Oak to the Olive » by Julia Ward Howe
  • You will not say, after this, that I am non compos, and unable to make a will.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Scarborough's Family » by Anthony Trollope
  • That either husband or wife is a hopeless lunatic or non compos mentis.
  • Extract from : « Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World » by Hyacinthe Ringrose
  • Sarojini took particular pains to empress it upon me that Chavigny is non compos mentis.
  • Extract from : « Caravans By Night » by Harry Hervey
  • She went on to describe her timid methods; she said she feared he was non compos, for he made no progress.
  • Extract from : « Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School » by Elizabeth P. Peabody
  • I should laugh to see every lineament "going ahead," and art "non compos."
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 » by Various
  • I saw Grimes to-day, and he thinks there is a fair possibility of breaking the will—non compos, you know.
  • Extract from : « In Jeopardy » by Van Tassel Sutphen
  • The Templar affirmed, that the poor fellow was non compos; and exhorted the justice to discharge him as a lunatic.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition of Humphry Clinker » by Tobias Smollett
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