mental state

Example Sentences

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The panel of three judges said the court "does not accept Mr Tarrant's evidence about his mental state."

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Did you do anything to prepare your mental state as a contestant?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“I was in the exact mental state that I wanted to be in,” Vonn said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This led Justice Brett Kavanaugh to ask about mens rea, the required mental state that the government must prove in order to show that an individual committed a crime.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

I listened to this raptly, amazed by what it suggested about the man’s mental state.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover