non compos

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The first and most sensationalist is an extension of the 2024 campaign theme that the aging Biden was non compos mentis during the later stages of his presidency and was not really performing his duties as president.

From Slate

Afterward, a few in the punditry world declared him a genius, some declared him competent while more than half declared him non compos mentis and said he should be sipping his dinner through a straw while a nurse makes sure he shuffles back to bed.

From Salon

“Perhaps I was non compos mentis.”

From Slate

Discussing the song, he quickly notes that “nincompoop” is derived from the Latin phrase “non compos mentis” meaning “not of sound mind.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Linke in one Berlin district have suggested that adverts that present women as beautiful but also as "weak, hysterical, stupid, non compos mentis or naive" or as objects of lust should be regarded as sexist, the Tagesspiegel reported.

From Reuters