incompetence

  • 31incompetence — n.; (also incompetency) 1. Incapacity, inability. 2. Insufficiency, inadequacy. 3. Disqualification, unfitness …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 32incompetence — n unfitness, weakness, feebleness, failure; incompetency, inability, incapability, unqualification, unsuitability, inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency, incapacity, disability, impotence, uselessness; inefficiency, ineffectiveness, ineptitude;… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 33incompetence — in·competence …

    English syllables

  • 34incompetence — n. 1) impaired function of the valves of the heart or veins, which allows backward leakage of blood. See: aortic regurgitation, mitral regurgitation, varicose veins 2) (incapacity) impairment of mental functioning. A person suffering from such… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 35incompetence — in•com•pe•tence [[t]ɪnˈkɒm pɪ təns[/t]] also in•com′pe•ten•cy n. the quality or state of being incompetent • Etymology: 1655–65 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36incompetence — /ɪnˈkɒmpətəns/ (say in kompuhtuhns) noun 1. the character or condition of being incompetent; inability. 2. Law the condition of lacking the power to act with legal effectiveness. Also, incompetency …

  • 37incompétence — nf. inkapassitâ <incapacité> (Albanais) …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 38incompetence — See incompetency …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 39incompetence, incompetency — 1. The quality of being incompetent or incapable of performing the allotted function, especially failure of cardiac or venous valves to close completely. 2. In forensic psychiatry, the inability to distinguish right from wrong or to manage one s… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 40Incompétence absolue —    Procédure civile: inaptitude légale d une juridiction à connaître d une demande en raison de sa nature ou de la situation des parties et qui peut être invoquée par l un et l autre des plaideurs elle ne peut cependant pas être soulevées d… …

    Lexique de Termes Juridiques