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in·com·pe·tent 1 /in-'käm-pə-tənt/ adj1: not legally qualified: asa: lacking legal capacity (as because of age or mental deficiency)b: incapable due to mental or physical condition compare competentc: lacking authority, power, or qualifications required by lawan incompetent court2: unable or failing to perform adequatelyfired for being incompetentan incompetent attorney compare ineffective assistance of counselincompetent 2 n: a person who is incompetent compare interdict
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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amateurish, awkward, bungling, clumsy, deficient, disqualified, floundering, gauche, gawky, ignorant, improficient, inadequate, incapable, incapacitated, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, inhabilis, inscitus, insufficient, inutilis, lacking qualification, maladroit, raw, stumbling, stupid, unable, unadapted, unapt, unequal, unequipped, unfit, unfitted, ungainly, unhandy, uninitiated, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, unsuitable, untrained, useless, without adequate ability
associated concepts: incompetence of counsel, incompetent evidence, incompetent witness
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deficient, deranged, disabled (made incapable), helpless (powerless), inadept, inadequate, inadmissible, incapable, ineffective, ineffectual, inept (incompetent), insufficient, nugatory, powerless, unable, unavailing, unfit, unqualified (not competent)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.Lacking the skills or capability necessary to do something; not legally qualified to perform a particular duty.n.A person who lacks the ability or qualification to do something.n.incompetence
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) Unable to manage one's affairs due to mental incapacity or sometimes physical disability. Incompetence can be the basis for the appointment of a guardian or conservator to handle the incapacitated person's affairs.2) In criminal law, unable to understand the nature of a trial, and therefore not qualified to stand trial or testify.3) A general reference to evidence that is not admissible at trial.Category: Divorce & Family Law → Elder Care & SeniorsCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Living Wills & Medical Powers of AttorneyCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Financial Powers of Attorney
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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adj.1 Of evidence, that it is not admissible.2 Of a witness, that he or she is not permitted to testify, on the grounds that his or her testimony is not relevant or is subject to some other disqualification.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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One who lacks ability, legal qualification, or fitness to manage his own affairs.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.1) referring to a person who is not able to manage his/her affairs due to mental deficiency (low I.Q., deterioration, illness or psychosis) or sometimes physical disability. Being incompetent can be the basis for appointment of a guardian or conservator (after a hearing in which the party who may be found to be incompetent has been interviewed by a court investigator and is present and/or represented by an attorney) to handle his/her person and/or affairs (often called "estate").2) in criminal law, the inability to understand the nature of a trial. In these cases the defendant is usually institutionalized until such time as he/she regains sanity and can be tried.3) a generalized reference to evidence which cannot be introduced because it violates various rules against being allowed, particularly because it has no bearing on the case. It may be irrelevant (not sufficiently significant) or immaterial (does not matter to the issues).
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
