mental case
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The sorry business with Jimmy and Chuck: the latter has no case because Jimmy could always say that he was humoring Chuck, who was certifiably a mental case at the time.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016
There Lyn Smith was put under observation as a mental case.
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The child, who needed love more than punishment, became a mental case, perhaps incurable.
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Unable to talk, unable to move, she is obviously a serious mental case, an ideal subject for Eminent Psychiatrist Vincent Price, who soon bustles up, brisk and professional.
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A mental court case Suppose a mental case to be on trial, as cases are tried 430:18 in court.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker