Incompetence or incompetency usually means a lack of legal ability to do something, especially to testify or stand trial. Incompetence can be caused by ...

Legal incompetence or incapacity is when an individual lacks the mental capacity to understand and make informed decisions regarding their personal and ...

In criminal law, someone is incompetent when they are unable to comprehend the essence of a trial; and therefore, are ineligible to testify or stand trial.

A person cannot be declared incompetent simply because he or she makes irresponsible or foolish decisions, but only if the person is shown to lack the capacity ...

Legally Incompetent means a Court has declared an individual to be unfit or unqualified to discharge their obligations and duties. Sample 1 ...

10 июн. 2023 г. · An incompetent person is lacking power to make decisions for themselves and may display a general ineptitude to handle life's day-to-day activities.

6 дек. 2020 г. · The person “lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions concerning his person.”

adj. 1) referring to a person who is not able to manage his/her affairs due to mental deficiency (low I.Q., deterioration, illness or psychosis) or sometimes ...

30 июл. 2022 г. · Legal Incapacity Incapacity is similar to incompetence in that it describes a person who can no longer take care of themselves, their health ...

A legal incompetent is an individual who has been declared to be under a legal disability, other than being a minor, by a court of competent jurisdiction, ...