incapacity

in·ca·pac·i·ty

 (ĭn′kə-păs′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. in·ca·pac·i·ties

1. Inadequate strength or ability; lack of capacity.

2. A defect or handicap; a disability.

3. Law Disqualification from taking part in a legal proceeding because of mental or physical disability or because of lack of legal power or authority.

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incapacity

(ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. lack of power, strength, or capacity; inability

2. (Law) law

a. legal disqualification or ineligibility

b. a circumstance causing this

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in•ca•pac•i•ty

(ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪ ti)

n.

1. lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.

2. lack of legal power to act.

[1605–15; < Late Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incapacity - lack of intellectual power inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something mental ability, capacity - the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
	2.	incapacity - lack of physical or natural qualifications incapability, incapableness - the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally capacity - capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity for growth"

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incapacity

noun inability, weakness, inadequacy, impotence, powerlessness, ineffectiveness, feebleness, incompetency, unfitness, incapability patients with mental incapacity

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incapacity

noun

Lack of ability or capacity:

inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, powerlessness.

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Translations

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incapacity

[ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ] N → incapacidad f

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incapacity

[ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪti] n (= inability) → incapacité fin-car [ˌɪnˈkɑː^r] modif [system, CD player] → embarqué(e)

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incapacity

n

→ Unfähigkeit f → (for für); incapacity for work → Arbeitsunfähigkeit f

(Jur) → mangelnde Berechtigung (for zu); incapacity to inherit → Erbunfähigkeit f; incapacity of a minor → Geschäftsunfähigkeit f → eines Minderjährigen

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incapacity

[ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ] n → incapacità (Law) → inabilitazione

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