incapacity

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(in′kə pas′i tē)

noun

  1. lack of capacity, power, or fitness; disability
  2. legal ineligibility or disqualification

Origin: Fr incapacité < ML incapacitas

See incapacity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. in·ca·pac·i·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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