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Incompetence - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Incompetence : (noun)
1: lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
[syn: incompetency] [ant: competence]
2: inability of a part or organ to function properly
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Incompetence : \In*com"pe*tence\, Incompetency \In*com"pe*tency\,
n. [Cf. F. incomp['e]tence.]
1. The quality or state of being incompetent; want of
physical, intellectual, or moral ability; insufficiency;
inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child hard labor, or
of an idiot for intellectual efforts. ``Some inherent
incompetency.'' --Gladstone.
2. (Law) Want of competency or legal fitness; incapacity;
disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness,
or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.
Syn: Inability; insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification;
incapability; unfitness.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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