doll incapax

doll incapax
Incapable of mischief. At common law a child under seven was doll incapax; that is, he could not be guilty of felony, but between the ages of seven and fourteen he was only prima facie dots incapax; that is, if it appeared to the court and the jury that he was dots capax and could discern between good and evil, he could be convicted and punished capitally. See 4 Bl Comm 23. See doll capax.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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