- past tense form of incapacitate.
- past participle of incapacitate.
incapacitated
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At least 19 states, including New York, have a higher bar for the level of intoxication required to deem someone incapacitated and unable to consent.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
According to the Associated Press, 19 states say that an intoxicated person is only considered incapacitated — and therefore unable to consent — if they were given drugs or alcohol without knowing.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Another topic of discussion for your attorney: a durable power of attorney, a legal power that remains in effect after the principal becomes incapacitated, allowing them to access their client’s bank account.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
For months, rumors circulated that he had actually died, was on life support or was otherwise incapacitated.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
They wanted to think that he was incapacitated, injured, unable to make it to the phone.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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