incapacity
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kəˈpæs noun
1.
lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
2.
Law. lack of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
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incapacity (ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | lack of power, strength, or capacity; inability |
| 2. | law |
| a. legal disqualification or ineligibility | |
| b. a circumstance causing this | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
incapacity
1611, from M.L. incapacitas, from L.L. incapax (gen. incapacis) "incapable," from in- "not" + L. capax "capable," lit. "able to hold much," from capere "to take" (see capable). Often used 17c. as a legal term referring to inability to take, receive, or deal with in some way.
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Example sentences
It is true that many criminals and their attorneys try to use insanity or temporary incapacity as a defense.
As he surely would have been, if he could: difficult to imagine him ever retiring except through incapacity.
In a sense, their pitiable incapacity for self-awareness truly makes the novel.
In this way, the incapacity of us sinners is fully recognized yet fully compensated.
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