mental state
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It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
She was transported to hospital in critical condition but later regained consciousness, with her lawyers saying this week that she was walking around but in a "foggy" mental state.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
In US court documents from 2015, Speitan was listed as a "close friend" who could provide "critical testimony regarding Pham's mental state".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
But when Irene explained that I’d be speaking Shelley’s words on her behalf, showing her emotions and mental state, I got it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
A young jockey named George Woolf, aboard for one of these woeful performances, summed up the colt’s mental state in four words: “mean, restive and ragged.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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