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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—N

Non Compos Mentis

or Non Com. Not of sound mind; a lunatic, idiot, drunkard, or one who has lost memory and understanding by accident or disease.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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