Examples of Incapacitation in a sentence
Incapacitation is an individualized determination based on the totality of the circumstances.
Signs of Incapacitation may include, without limitation: sleep; total or intermittent unconsciousness; lack of control over physical movements (e.g., inability to dress/undress without assistance; inability to walk without assistance); lack of awareness of circumstances or surroundings; emotional volatility; combativeness; vomiting; incontinence; unresponsiveness; and inability to communicate coherently.
Incapacitation or Incapacitated means a person’s inability, temporarily or permanently, to communicate a willingness to participate in an activity (e.g., sexual activity) because of mental or physical helplessness, sleep, unconsciousness, or other lack of awareness that the activity is taking place.
Alcohol and drugs (including “date rape” drugs) are common causes of Incapacitation.
Incapacitation is a state where someone cannot knowingly give consent.