total disability

total disability definition - legal

n

As interpreted in the insurance industry, the inability of a person to perform the needed duties of the occupation for which he is qualified by training or experience. Total helplessness or absolute physical disability is not requisite for being classified as totally disabled.

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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