mental age

Example Sentences

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A third defendant, who was 15 at the time but with the mental age of a 10-year old, was sentenced for affray and for encouraging or assisting grievous bodily harm with intent.

From BBC

He has the mental age of a baby of around six months old.

From BBC

His lawyer, M. Ravi, said Nagaenthran, now 33, “could possibly have a mental age below 18” and that the disability doesn’t allow him to understand or appreciate deterrence.

From Seattle Times

It did not matter that the adult women among whom the girls were sent to live had mental ages no higher than 9, the researchers concluded.

From Washington Post

James Ford was jailed for life in 2004 after admitting the murder of a woman with the mental age of a 15-year-old.

From BBC