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in⋅com⋅pe⋅tent

  [in-kom-pi-tuhnt]
Use incompetent in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
2. characterized by or showing incompetence: His incompetent acting ruined the play.
3. Law.
a. being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts.
b. inadmissible, as evidence.
–noun
4. an incompetent person; a mentally deficient person.
5. Law. a person lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.
Origin:
1590–1600; < LL incompetent- (s. of incompetēns) unsuitable. See in- 3 , competent

Related forms:
in⋅com⋅pe⋅tent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. unqualified, inadequate, unfit. See incapable.

Antonyms:
1. able, qualified.
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in·com·pe·tent   (ĭn-kŏm'pĭ-tənt)   
adj.  

  1. Not qualified in legal terms: a defendant who was incompetent to stand trial.

  2. Inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application.

  3. Devoid of those qualities requisite for effective conduct or action.

n.  An incompetent person.
in·com'pe·tent·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

incompetent 
1611, "insufficient," from Fr. incompetent, from L.L. incompetentem, from in- "not" + L. competentem (see competent). Sense of "lacking qualification or ability" first recorded 1635.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·com·pe·tent
Pronunciation: in-'käm-p&-t&nt
Function: adjective
1 : not legally qualified: as a : lacking legal capacity (as because of age or mental deficiency) b : incapable due to mental or physical condition —compare COMPETENT c : lacking authority, power, or qualifications required by law incompetent court> <incompetent evidence>
2 : unable or failing to perform adequately incompetent> incompetent attorney> —compare INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL

Main Entry: incompetent
Function: noun
: a person who is incompetent —compare INTERDICT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·com·pe·tent
Pronunciation: (')in-'käm-p&t-&nt
Function: adjective
1 : not legally qualified;especially : incapable due to a mental or physical condition
2 : unable to function properly <incompetent heart valves> —in·com·pe·tent·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

incompetent in·com·pe·tent (ĭn-kŏm'pĭ-tənt)
adj.

  1. Inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application.

  2. Incapable of proper functioning.

  3. Not qualified in legal terms.

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