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  • 1incompetent — in·com·pe·tent 1 /in käm pə tənt/ adj 1: not legally qualified: as a: lacking legal capacity (as because of age or mental deficiency) b: incapable due to mental or physical condition compare competent c …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Incompetent — In*com pe*tent, a. [L. incompetens: cf. F. incomp[ e]tent. See {In } not, and {Competent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3incompetent — in‧com‧pe‧tent [ɪnˈkɒmptənt ǁ ˈkɑːm ] adjective not having the skill or ability to do a job properly: • Those who are conspicuously incompetent get the sack. incompetence noun [uncountable] : • He was accused of medical incompetence.… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 4incompetent — [adj] unskillful, unable amateur, amateurish, awkward, bungling, bush league*, clumsy, disqualified, floundering, helpless, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual, inefficient, ineligible, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insufficient, maladroit, not… …

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  • 5incompetent — adjective Etymology: Middle French incompétent, from in + compétent competent Date: 1595 1. not legally qualified 2. inadequate to or unsuitable for a particular purpose 3. a. lacking the qualities needed for effective action b. unable to… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6incompetent — incompetently, adv. /in kom pi teuhnt/, adj. 1. not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate. 2. characterized by or showing incompetence: His incompetent acting ruined the play. 3. Law. a. being unable or… …

    Universalium

  • 7incompetent — 1. adjective a) Unskilled, lacking normally expected degree of ability. Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesnt know that. b) Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise… …

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  • 8For Better or For Worse characters — The characters in Lynn Johnston s cartoon strip For Better or For Worse have extensive back stories. The birthdates of the characters as shown below are the characters birthdates in current continuity, as shown on the strip s… …

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  • 9incompetent person — Literally and broadly, one lacking competency, physical or mental. Usually having reference in the law to an insane or feeble minded person; a person lacking the mental capacity to make a contract or engage in business transactions. Sometimes… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 10incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial — A very general objection to the admissibility of evidence, usually held insufficient, when standing alone, for want of a statement of specific ground or reason. 53 Am J1st Trial § 138 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary