Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
com·pe·ten·cyPronunciation:
'käm-p&-t&n-sEFunction:
noun 1 : the quality or state of being mentally competent —compare
CAPACITY,
INCOMPETENCE,
INSANITY 2 : the quality or state of being legally qualified or adequate
competency, quantum and legal effect of evidence —State v. Scoggin, 72 South Eastern Reporter, Second Series 54 (1952)>