- incapacity
- [ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti]noun [U]1) the condition of being unable to live normally because you are ill or weak2) formala lack of ability
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incapacity — in·ca·pac·i·ty /ˌin kə pa sə tē/ n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being incapable; esp: 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 … Law dictionary
incapacity — UK US /ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/ noun [U] ► HR the state of not being able to do something such as a job, usually because of an illness: »mental/physical incapacity … Financial and business terms
Incapacity — In ca*pac i*ty, n.; pl. {Incapacities}. [Cf. F. incapacit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. Lack of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual power; inability. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Lack of legal ability or competency to do, give, transmit, or receive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incapacity — incapacity. См. гибридная стерильность. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
incapacity — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. incapacité (16c.), from M.L. incapacitatem (nom. incapacitas), from L.L. incapax (gen. incapacis) incapable, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + L. capax capable, lit. able to hold much, from capere … Etymology dictionary
incapacity — ► NOUN (pl. incapacities) 1) inability to do something or to manage one s affairs. 2) legal disqualification … English terms dictionary
incapacity — [in΄kə pas′i tē] n. [Fr incapacité < ML incapacitas] 1. lack of capacity, power, or fitness; disability 2. legal ineligibility or disqualification … English World dictionary
incapacity — Want of legal, physical, or intellectual capacity; want of power or ability to take or dispose; want of legal ability to act. Inefficiency; incompetency; lack of adequate power. The quality or state of being incapable, want of capacity, lack of… … Black's law dictionary
incapacity — Want of legal, physical, or intellectual capacity; want of power or ability to take or dispose; want of legal ability to act. Inefficiency; incompetency; lack of adequate power. The quality or state of being incapable, want of capacity, lack of… … Black's law dictionary
incapacity — in|ca|pa|ci|ty [ˌınkəˈpæsıti] n [singular, U] formal lack of the ability to do things or to do something ▪ temporary incapacity through illness mental/physical/intellectual etc incapacity ▪ Evidence of his mental incapacity was never produced in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
incapacity — In the broader meaning, physical or mental inability to act. In some contexts, confined to mental disability or incapability. Ellicott v Ellicott, 90 Md 321, 45 A 183 (incapacity to pursue a college education.) For the purposes of workmen s… … Ballentine's law dictionary
