n. | 1. | The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness. |
Noun | 1. | sanity - normal or sound powers of mind Synonyms: saneness Antonyms: insanity - relatively permanent disorder of the mind |
SANITY, med. jur. The state of a person who has a sound understanding; the
reverse of insanity.
2. The sanity of an individual is always presumed. 5 John. R. 144; 1
Pet. R. 163; 1 Hen. & M. 476; 4. Cowen, R. 207; 4 W. C. C. R. 262. See 9
Conn. 102; 9 Mass. 225; 3 Mass. 336 1 Mass. 71; 8 Mass. 371; 8 Greenl. 42;
15 John. 503; 4 Pick. 32.