incompetence

  • 21incompetence — noun (U) lack of the ability or skill to do your job properly: The manager in charge was fired for incompetence …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22incompetence — 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

  • 23incompetence — noun 1. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑incompetency • Ant: ↑competence • Derivationally related forms: ↑incompetent (for: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24Incompetence (book) — Infobox Book name = Incompetence title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Rob Grant illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Science fiction, Comic novel publisher =… …

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  • 25incompetence — noun Date: 1663 the state or fact of being incompetent …

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  • 26incompetence — /in kom pi teuhns/, n. 1. the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability. 2. Law. the condition of lacking power to act with legal effectiveness. Also, incompetency. [1655 65; var. (with ENCE for ENCY) of earlier incompetency. See …

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  • 27incompetence — Synonyms and related words: ad lib, baseness, deficiency, disability, disablement, disqualification, extemporaneousness, failure, falling short, faultiness, fewness, imbecility, imperfection, improvisation, inability, inadeptness, inadequacy,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 28Incompétence —     Définition de Incompétence     La Constitution et les lois organiques définissent les ordres de juridiction judiciaires et administratives et la place du pouvoir judiciaire dans l organisation de la Nation. Des lois et des règlements relatent …

    Lexique de Termes Juridiques

  • 29incompetence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. inability, inefficiency; impotence; unfitness, incapability, incapacity, unskillfulness.Ant., competent, capable. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inadequacy, inexperience, ineptitude; see inability . III… …

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  • 30incompetence — in·com·pe·tence || ɪn kÉ‘mpɪtÉ™ns / kÉ’m n. lack of ability; inadequacy; inability to act with legal effectiveness (Law) …

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