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sanity

n.

1. in law, the state of not suffering from a mental disorder or neurological defect that impairs one’s ability to understand or appreciate one’s acts or to conform to the requirements of the law. Thus, it is the opposite of insanity.

2. more generally, soundness of mind or judgment.

—sane adj.

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subject of consciousness

subject of consciousness

1. the observing ego, or “I.” See also nominative self; self as observer.

2. the subject matter, or contents, of conscious experience. Compare object of consciousness.