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incapacitate
[in-kuh-pas-i-teyt]
verb (used with object)
to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
Synonyms: , , ,Law.to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
incapacitate
/ ˌɪəˈæɪˌٱɪ /
verb
to deprive of power, strength, or capacity; disable
to deprive of legal capacity or eligibility
Other 51Թ Forms
- incapacitation noun
- ˌԳˌ貹ˈٲپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of incapacitate1
Example Sentences
Many are unconscious, incapacitated or too unwell to tell staff who they are.
Rivera drove to the end of a cul de sac and tried to turn around, but a CHP officer rammed into the side of the van, incapacitating it.
The judges cited a 2017 case in Orange County as precedent, writing that “continuing to shoot a suspect who appears to be incapacitated and no longer poses an immediate threat violates the Fourth Amendment.”
“My feet were torn and oozing within my elk leather boots, and every inch of my skin was a rash of poison oak. Hours before I had been incapacitated by muscle cramps.”
In an interview with JDD, the minister said the new prison would be governed by an "extremely strict carceral regime" designed to "incapacitate the most dangerous drug traffickers".
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