incompetency — in·com·pe·ten·cy /in käm pə tən sē/ n: incompetence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. incompetency … Law dictionary
incompetency — (n.) 1610s; see INCOMPETENCE (Cf. incompetence) … Etymology dictionary
Incompetency — Incompetence In*com pe*tence, Incompetency In*com pe*tency, n. [Cf. F. incomp[ e]tence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being incompetent; lack of physical, intellectual, or moral ability; lack of qualifications or training (for a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incompetency — Inefficiency; a lack of some requisite ability. Anno: 4 ALR3d 1095. Inadequacy or insufficiency, either physical or mental, as the incompetency of a child for hard labor or of an idiot for intellectual labor. Brandt v Godwin, 24 NYSE 305, 3 NYS… … Ballentine's law dictionary
incompetency — incompetent ► ADJECTIVE 1) not sufficiently skilful to do something successfully. 2) Law not qualified to act in a particular capacity. ► NOUN ▪ an incompetent person. DERIVATIVES incompetence noun incompetency noun incompetently adverb … English terms dictionary
incompetency proceeding — A proceeding for the determination of the competency or incompetency of a person for the purpose of determining whether the state may or should assume jurisdiction over his person or property, or for the purpose merely of giving public notice of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
incompetency — noun Date: 1611 incompetence … New Collegiate Dictionary
incompetency — in·com·pe·ten·cy (ĭn kŏmʹpĭ tən sē) n. pl. in·com·pe·ten·cies Incompetence. * * * … Universalium
incompetency — noun The condition of being incompetent … Wiktionary
incompetency — in·com·pe·ten·cy ən sē n, pl cies INCOMPETENCE * * * in·com·pe·ten·cy (in komґpə tən″se) incompetence … Medical dictionary
incompetency — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of ability or capacity: inability, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, powerlessness. See ABILITY … English dictionary for students
