incapacity

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Reports cite a range of complicated factors for the restraint, from apathy to technology-induced incapacity.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

When clinicians blur the line between suffering and incapacity, accommodation loses its meaning, standards lose force, and those with genuine impairments are met with suspicion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

You can do this on the grounds of misconduct, negligence or incapacity, and it sounds as if at least two of those reasons apply to your situation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

An overwhelming majority of lawmakers from across the political spectrum approved her ousting on grounds of "permanent moral incapacity".

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

In his absolute selfishness, his incapacity to give anything away, no matter what, he is a successful committee.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas