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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·ca·pac·i·ty       [in-kuh-pas-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
2.Law. lack of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
[Origin: 1605–15; < LL incapācitās. See in-3, capacity]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
in·ca·pac·i·ty       (ĭn'kə-pās'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. in·ca·pac·i·ties
  1. Inadequate strength or ability; lack of capacity.
  2. A defect or handicap; a disability.
  3. Law Something that renders one legally ineligible; a disqualification.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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incapacity

noun
1. lack of intellectual power [ant: capacity] 
2. lack of physical or natural qualifications [ant: capacity] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: in·ca·pac·i·ty
Pronunciation: "in-k&-'pa-s&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality or state of being incapable; especially : lack of legal qualifications due to age or mental condition —compare CAPACITY
2 : the inability of an injured worker to perform the duties required in a job for which he or she is qualified —compare DISABILITY 1

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Incapacity

In`ca*pac"i*ty\, n.; pl. Incapacities. [Cf. F. incapacit['e].]

1. Want of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual power; inability.

2. (Law) Want of legal ability or competency to do, give, transmit, or receive something; inability; disqualification; as, the inacapacity of minors to make binding contracts, etc.

Syn: Inability; incapability; incompetency; unfitness; disqualification; disability.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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