mental capacity
Example Sentences
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Courts take questions of mental capacity and allegations of self-dealing by a fiduciary very seriously.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
They can only be given food-related treatments if they consent or it is clear they lack the mental capacity to choose.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
The remaining nuns were granted lifelong right of residence, as long as their health and mental capacity allowed.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
A general power of attorney expires when the principal has lost mental capacity and is usually limited to certain legal or financial transactions.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 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
