| 释义 | 
		mental capacity noun or mental competence  1.  : sufficient understanding and memory to comprehend in a general way the situation in which one finds himself and the nature, purpose, and consequence of any act or transaction into which one proposes to enter 2.  : the degree of understanding and memory the law requires to uphold the validity of or to charge one with responsibility for a particular act or transaction  < mental capacity to commit crime requires the accused to know right from wrong > |