Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power, capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable; inadequate; unfit.
Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications; inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent evidence; a mentally defective person is incompetent to care for himself and requires a legal guardian.
lacking the mental ability to understand the nature and effects of one’s decisions.
One who lacks ability, legal qualification, or fitness to manage his own affairs.
showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
A person who is legally incapable of managing his or her own business affairs. A person may be permanently or temporarily incompetent. A probate court usually decides if a person is incompetent or not. "Incompetent" is often used interchangeably with "incapacitated."
Capable (or incapable) to fulfill its function.
Lacking the ability to understand the nature and effect of one’s actions and to make rational decisions.
Person who is incapable of managing his own affairs because of a disability.
A legal term (no longer used in Florida) describing a person's inability to function within all areas of life
An individual who has been declared by a court to be unable to handle and manage their own affairs.
Not capable, usually in the mental sense. When referring to a contract or will, a person who is not legally capable of signing and being bound to such a document.
A person not legally qualified to reach proper decisions, such as a minor, insane person or one who is feeble minded.
Cervix: A weakened cervix that is incapable of holding the fetus within the uterus for the full nine months. Can be a cause of late miscarriage .
A person who, because of a mental or physical disability, is unable to look after his or her own affairs. Indigent Poor.
Person lacking the capacity, legal qualification or fitness to manage personal affairs or to discharge required duty.
One who is incapable of managing his or her legal and financial affairs because of mental deficiency or failure to have yet attained legal age.
Incapable of managing one's affairs.
A person who has been determined by a court of law to be unable to make and articulate rational decisions.
A person judicially declared to be incapable of managing his or her affairs.
One not legally capable of completing a contract. Includes the mentally ill, minors, and others considered incapable.
An individual who is unable to handle his own affairs by reason of some mental condition (e.g. insanity, Alzheimer's).
Someone who does not have the ability, legal qualification, or fitness to manage his or her own affairs.
One who is not legally capable of completing a contract. This includes the mentally ill and minors. Incapable of performing duties because of a lack of knowledge and training.
One who is mentally incompetent, incapable, any person who is not insane, but by the reason of old age, disease or weakness of mind, or any other cause, is unable, if unassisted to manage properly and take care of himself or his property or by reason thereof would likely be deceive or imposed upon by artful or designing persons.
refers to “mentally incompetent”; in this pamphlet it means a person who is unable to understand financial and legal matters and does not have the ability to make decisions
One who is mentally incompetent or incapable; any person who, though not insane, is by reason of old age, disease, weakness of mind, or any other cause, unable to properly manage and care for himself/herself or his/her property without assistance and by reason thereof would be likely to be deceived or imposed upon by artful or designing persons.
A person who cannot manage his or her own affairs. One who is legally declared insane would be an example of an incompetent. Children under a certain age are also considered incompetents for some purposes.
A person not legally qualified to reach proper decisions, e.g., a minor, an insane person or
1. Unable to make rational decisions. 2. Not functioning properly.
A person incapable of managing and taking care of himself or his property.