mental+capacity

  • 1mental capacity — index apprehension (perception), competence (sanity), comprehension, intellect, intelligence (intellect) …

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  • 2mental capacity — n 1) sufficient understanding and memory to comprehend in a general way the situation in which one finds oneself and the nature, purpose, and consequence of any act or transaction into which one proposes to enter 2) the degree of understanding… …

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  • 3mental capacity — noun mental ability he s got plenty of brains but no common sense • Syn: ↑brain, ↑brainpower, ↑learning ability, ↑mentality, ↑wit • Derivationally related forms: ↑mental ( …

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  • 4Mental Capacity Act 2005 — The Mental Capacity Act 2005[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make new provision relating to persons who lack capacity; to establ …

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  • 5mental capacity for work — protinis darbingumas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Gebėjimas suvokti ir doroti informaciją. atitikmenys: angl. mental capacity for work vok. geistige Arbeit, f rus. умственная работоспособность …

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  • 6mental capacity — The condition or quality of the mind which renders one criminally responsible for his acts; an essential of criminal responsibility. State v Pinski (Mo) 163 SW2d 785. Sufficient capacity to know and understand in a reasonable manner the nature… …

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  • 7mental capacity or competence — Term contemplates the ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which a person is engaged and the business he or she is transacting. Jones v. Traders & General Ins. Co., Tex.Civ.App., 144 S.W.2d 689, 694. Such a measure of… …

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  • 8mental capacity or competence — Term contemplates the ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which a person is engaged and the business he or she is transacting. Jones v. Traders & General Ins. Co., Tex.Civ.App., 144 S.W.2d 689, 694. Such a measure of… …

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  • 9mental capacity — intellectual capability, intelligence …

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  • 10capacity — ca·pac·i·ty n pl ties 1: a qualification, power, or ability (as to give consent or make a testament) created by operation of law 2: an individual s ability or aptitude; esp: mental ability as it relates to responsibility for the commission of a… …

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