- mentally, incompetent, person
- incapable mental, personne f frappée d'incapacité mentale
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
Incompetent — 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
incompetent — [in käm′pə tənt] adj. [Fr incompétent < LL incompetens: see IN 2 & COMPETENT] 1. without adequate ability, knowledge, fitness, etc.; failing to meet requirements; incapable; unskillful 2. not legally qualified 3. lacking strength and… … English World dictionary
incompetent — 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
incompetent — in•com•pe•tent [[t]ɪnˈkɒm pɪ tənt[/t]] adj. 1) lacking qualification or ability; incapable 2) characterized by or showing incompetence 3) law not legally qualified 4) an incompetent person, as one who is mentally deficient • Etymology: 1590–1600; … From formal English to slang
English criminal law — The Old Bailey, a Crown Court centre, is situated on the site of the former bailey of the London wall English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences. Criminal … Wikipedia
Church of Scientology — Scientology build … Wikipedia
Scientology and psychiatry — Scientology has come into conflict with psychiatry since the foundation of Scientology in 1952. Scientology is publicly, and often vehemently, opposed to both psychiatry and psychology. [ [http://www.scientology.org/en… … Wikipedia
estate — In the pristine technical sense, the degree, quantity, nature, and extent of interest which a person has in real property. 28 Am J2d Est § 1. Otherwise, a word of several meanings, neither of which imports a legal entity: the property left by a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Felo de se — Latin for felon of himself, is an archaic legal term meaning suicide. In early English common law, an adult who committed suicide was literally a felon, and the crime was punishable by forfeiture of property to the king and what was considered a … Wikipedia
non sui juris — /non s(y)uway jiiras/ Not his own master. The opposite of sui juris (q.v.). Lacking legal capacity to act for oneself as in the case of a minor or mentally incompetent person … Black's law dictionary
non sui juris — /non s(y)uway jiiras/ Not his own master. The opposite of sui juris (q.v.). Lacking legal capacity to act for oneself as in the case of a minor or mentally incompetent person … Black's law dictionary