incapacity

(ĭn'kə-păs'ĭ-tē)
n., pl., -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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Lack of legal, physical, or intellectual power.
See also incompetent ; minor .

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noun

Lack of ability or capacity: inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, powerlessness. See ability/inability.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The absence of legal ability, competence, or qualifications.

An individual incapacitated by infancy, for example, does not have the legal ability to enter into certain types of agreements, such as marriage or contracts.

Under provisions of workers' compensation laws, the term incapacity refers to the inability to find and retain employment due to a disease or injury that prevents the performance of the customary duties of a worker.

For a list of words related to incapacity, see:

• Signs and Symptoms - incapacity: inability to perform some action

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - manglende evne, manglende kompetence, uduelighed, udygtighed, diskvalifikation, inhabilitet

Nederlands (Dutch)
onvermogen, onbekwaamheid, diskwalificatie

Français (French)
n. - (gén) impuissance (de faire), (Jur) incapacité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unfähigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανικανότητα, αναρμοδιότητα

Italiano (Italian)
inabilità, inabilità al lavoro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - incapacidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
неправоспособность, неспособность

Español (Spanish)
n. - incapacidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oförmåga, arbetsoduglighet, obehörighet (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无能, 不适当, 无力

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無能, 不適當, 無力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무능, 부적당

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無能, 無力, 無能力, 無資格, 不適格

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عجز, عدم قدرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אי יכולת, אי-חוקיות, חוסר משאבים‬

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