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Meanings of mentally handicapped in English

Having cognitive deficits and low intelligence.

        Usage of mentally handicapped in English
        1
        Oh, and I'm also under suspicion for murdering a mentally handicapped man.
        Mortal Allies
        2
        He was mute, and was assessed as mentally handicapped until he was seven.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Nine-year-old David Cassidy from Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, is mentally handicapped.
        The Irish Times
        4
        He is borderline mentally handicapped, with a mental age of 12.
        The Irish Times
        5
        These included the mentally handicapped, insane and those convicted of crimes.
        Reuters
        6
        She was standing here in an old cellar with a mentally handicapped boy.
        The blood spilt
        7
        One of the brothers Marvin, was mentally handicapped and died young, in the seventies.
        Spider Bones
        8
        A parent can be physically or mentally handicapped, for instance.
        The Developmental Psychology of Psychopathology
        9
        A Harley Street child psychologist told Sophie her daughter was " mentally handicapped".
        The Guardian
        10
        Her other area of interest will be the improvement of services for the mentally handicapped.
        The Irish Times
        11
        Parents of mentally handicapped children and adults in the South are on the march again.
        The Irish Times
        12
        But the mentally handicapped usually fight alongside everyone else.
        War Slut
        13
        He had a mentally handicapped son, she remembered.
        The blood spilt
        14
        The poor guy was a mentally handicapped adult.
        Mortal Allies
        15
        She and her husband adopted a foster child, Dana, from a mother who was mentally handicapped.
        Reuters
        16
        Sir, - It is good to see services for the mentally handicapped being discussed in your paper.
        The Irish Times
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        Mentally handicapped across language varieties
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        United States of America
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