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incapacity definition - legal

n

  1. A lack of physical or mental ability or standing.
  2. Inability to take actions that are legally effective, such as signing a contract, due to age, mental status, or other factors.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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