incapacity

[ in-kuh-pas-i-tee ]
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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 of incapacity

1
From the Late Latin word incapācitās, dating back to 1605–15. See in-3, capacity

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British Dictionary definitions for incapacity

incapacity

/ (ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. lack of power, strength, or capacity; inability

  2. law

    • legal disqualification or ineligibility

    • a circumstance causing this

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