be of unsound mind
1unsound mind — index insanity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2unsound 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… …
3unsound 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 …
4of 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 …
5of unsound mind — index deranged, lunatic, non compos mentis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6unsound mind — insane, mentally unstable, lunatic …
7unsound — 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 …
8unsound — 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… …
9unsound — 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… …
10unsound — 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… …
