mental capacity
Example Sentences
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Courts take questions of mental capacity and allegations of self-dealing by a fiduciary very seriously.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Judge Nigel Bird approved the 16 claims, agreed between their lawyers and the defendants, as they all involved children or those without mental capacity.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
A general power of attorney expires when the principal has lost mental capacity and is usually limited to certain legal or financial transactions.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025
The community was officially dissolved at the beginning of 2024, and the remaining nuns were granted lifelong right of residence, as long as their health and mental capacity allowed.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
