incompetency

Example Sentences

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I want my relative to be safe and secure, but I am fearful that this declaration of incompetency by two doctors may tie my hands.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Prof Hansman cautioned against blaming the controller shortage for the recent collision, saying: "There is no indication that there was a controller incompetency issue."

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

Takano, the ranking member on the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said a determination of mental incompetency by the V.A. is typically based on “very serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia and dementia”

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

Instead, in a sequence indicative of the Dodgers’ offensive incompetency in these two games, both superstars failed to deliver.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023

Because of his mental illness and incompetency, George was never retried or prosecuted.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson