mental capacity
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According to the NHS, a person's mental capacity can change over time depending on their condition and what decisions need to be made.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Courts take questions of mental capacity and allegations of self-dealing by a fiduciary very seriously.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
TB: The mental capacity you need to have.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The remaining nuns were granted lifelong right of residence, as long as their health and mental capacity allowed.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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