Incompetency definition

Incompetency means a person lacks the capacity to understand the nature of the proceedings against him or her or to assist in his or her own defense as a result of mental disease or defect.
Incompetency means the inability, failure or lack of fitness to discharge the required duty as a result of inefficiency or incapacity.
Incompetency means a person lacks the capacity to understand

Examples of Incompetency in a sentence

  • Mental Incompetency and Firearms IneligibilityTo implement the Brady Act, inter-agency discussions were held in 1996/1997 about who should be considered “adjudicated as a mental defective” for the purposes of gun control.11 These discussions were largely led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the agency principally responsible for administering and enforcing federal gun control laws.


More Definitions of Incompetency

Incompetency which means:
Incompetency means, with respect to any Person, the incompetency of such Person if such Person is a natural person.
Incompetency means a person lacks the capacity to
Incompetency means the entry of a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction adju-
Incompetency means a pattern of inadequate perfor- mance of duties or the lack of ability, legal qualifications or fitness to discharge required duties, and which endangers the health, wel- fare, safety or education of any pupil.
Incompetency means the entry of a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating the member incompetent to manage the member’s person or estate.
Incompetency means substantial, prolonged patterns of inadequate performance of duties or the lack of ability, legal qualifications or fitness to discharge required duties, affecting the health, welfare safety or education of pupils or children.