incompetence
the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
Law. the condition of lacking power to act with legal effectiveness.
Origin of incompetence
1- Also in·com·pe·ten·cy [in-kom-pi-tuhn-see] /ɪnˈkɒm pɪ tən si/ .
Words Nearby incompetence
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How to use incompetence in a sentence
Montgomery is mentally deteriorating and we are seeking an opportunity to prove her incompetence.
The last time a woman was executed for a federal crime, a kidnapping riveted the nation | Samantha Schmidt | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostA 2019 series by The Post and Courier and ProPublica exposed how a flawed system of selection and oversight provided fertile ground for incompetence and corruption on the bench.
Magistrate Judges Took Bribes, Stole Money and Mishandled Cases. South Carolina Officials Now Want Reform. | by Joseph Cranney, The Post and Courier | January 5, 2021 | ProPublicaI realize state unemployment agencies have been given a tall task, but that’s no excuse for the level of incompetence and unresponsiveness they’ve demonstrated in delivering congressionally approved unemployment benefits.
New Bill Proposes Stopping Unemployment Agencies That Make Mistakes From Demanding Money Back | by Ava Kofman | December 9, 2020 | ProPublicaThe reasons included not only incompetence but corruption too.
More than 8 years behind schedule, Berlin’s new airport opens today amid an epic crisis in air travel | David Meyer | October 31, 2020 | FortuneThe men are still able to plead incompetence, if nothing else.
And their suspicions make them see betrayal at every turn, even when incompetence may be the cause of a particular problem.
And they suggest something worse than incompetence is at work there.
And a successful two-term Governor of a state where the balloting incompetence and idiocy is absolutely vital to the GOP.
That and incompetence at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital may have caused the deadly disease to spread.
Watching this incompetence is infuriating, and the view security cameras show from inside the mall is horrific.
Westgate's Chilling Security Video Reveals Shopping Mall Bloodbath | Nina Strochlic | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInexhaustibly kind to undeserved misfortune, a little impatient of mere incompetence, implacable to continuous idiocy.
The Creators | May SinclairIt was chiefly a question of incompetence, no doubt, but there was no consolation in admitting that.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryOne was the incompetence of the Irish people for local government.
Home Rule | Harold SpenderBut when a layman ventures to plunge deeply into legal subjects, he is naturally apt to make an exhibition of his incompetence.
Is Shakespeare Dead? | Mark TwainMany of these losses were due to the utter incompetence of the higher command.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George Wells
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