of sound mind



of sound mind

1. Having full, unimpaired thought, memory, and cognitive understanding; able to think and understand for oneself. My grandfather may be in a wheel-chair at 94, but he's still of sound mind—sharper than a lot of people I know, actually!
2. law By extension, being fully mentally competent and thus able to stand trial or be otherwise legally responsible. The state-appointed psychiatrist determined that the defendant was not of sound mind when signing the contract, and thus is not legally bound to honor the terms therein.
See also: mind, of, sound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DonatDAW-naht (Polish)French, Occitan, Catalan, Polish
Zechariahzek-ə-RIE-ə (English)Biblical, English
Debra['debrə]
Aditya-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali, Indonesian
RoosRO:SDutch
LiberLIE-bər (English)Roman Mythology