incapacitation
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incapacitation
- /ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun incapacitations
- The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification. I dare not whisper to myself a pension on this side of absolute incapacitation and infirmity, till years have sucked me dry.
- The imprisonment of a would-be offender, which prevents them from offending. Order-maintenance proponents affirmatively promote youth curfews, anti-gang loitering ordinances, and order-maintenance crackdowns as milder alternatives to the theory of incapacitation and increased incarceration.
Similar: disablement
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Similar: disablement
Talk about this word "incapacitation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/incapacitation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. incapacitation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/incapacitation "incapacitation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/incapacitation.Cite this
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title = {incapacitation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incapacitation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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