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incapable — [in kā′pə bəl] adj. [LL incapabilis] not capable; specif., a) lacking the necessary ability, competence, strength, etc. b) not legally qualified or eligible incapable of 1. not allowing or admitting; not able to accept or experience [incapable of … English World dictionary
incapable of knowing right from wrong — adjective bereft of reason, crazy, defective, demented, insensate, legally insane, mentally deficient, mentally deranged, mentally ill, non compos mentis, not of sound mind, unsound Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
incapable — incapability, incapableness, n. incapably, adv. /in kay peuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not capable. 2. not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function: As an administrator, he is simply incapable. 3.… … Universalium
incapable — in•ca•pa•ble [[t]ɪnˈkeɪ pə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function 2) lacking ordinary capability 3) law legally unqualified • Etymology: 1585–95; < LL in•ca… … From formal English to slang
AGUNAH — (Heb. עֲגוּנָה; lit. tied, cf. Ruth 1:13), married woman who for whatsoever reason is separated from her husband and cannot remarry, either because she cannot obtain a divorce from him (see divorce ), or because it is unknown whether he is still… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Common-law marriage in the United States — was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Meister v. Moore (96 U.S. 76 (1877)), which ruled that Michigan had not abolished common law marriage merely by producing a statute establishing rules for the solemnization of marriages. Common… … Wikipedia
guardian — guardianless, adj. /gahr dee euhn/, n. 1. a person who guards, protects, or preserves. 2. Law. a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person or property, or both, of another, as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing his… … Universalium
age — n: the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises the voting age is 18 see also legal age, majority Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Statutory rape — The phrase statutory rape is a term used in some legal jurisdictions to describe consensual sexual relations that take place when an individual (regardless of gender) has sexual relations with an individual not old enough to legally consent to… … Wikipedia
Rape — This article is about a form of sexual assault. For other uses, see Rape (disambiguation). Sexual assault Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
