Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
(adjective) – Whole; In good condition; marketable. So used in warranties of chattels. Sound and disposing mind and memory. This phrase is often used in the law of wills, to signify testamentary capacity. Sound mind. This term denotes the normal condition of the human mind,that state in which its faculties of perception and judgment are ordinarily well developed, and not impaired by mania, insanity, or dementia. 2. In working order, in good condition, without evidence of problems.
(verb) – To have reference or relation to; to aim at An action is technically said to sound in damages where it is brought not for the specific recovery of a thing, but for damages only. Steph. PI. 105.