incapacitate
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cripple, disable, hamstring, immobilize, paralyze, prostrate
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Big exceptions to this include injuries to the licensed driver of the car (though another licensed driver is permitted to safely move it) or if the vehicle is incapacitated. — Doug Turnbull, ajc, "Gridlock Guy: Steering and clearing and when not to call police," 10 May 2018 During the incident, I was incapacitated without my consent and unable to fight off the boys raping me. — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, "Kavanaugh calls Swetnick's 'gang rape' allegations a 'farce' during emotional Senate testimony," 27 Sep. 2018 With his exact condition and whereabouts unknown, rumors had swirled that he was incapacitated or dead. — Joe Parkinson, WSJ, "Nigeria Gripped by Whether President Is a Clone. ‘It’s the Real Me, I Assure You.’," 10 Dec. 2018 Libyan outlets followed with thinly sourced reports saying he was incapacitated or dead. — Declan Walsh, New York Times, "A Libyan Strongman Returns Home and Asserts That He’s Fit," 27 Apr. 2018 As is the case with a medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney would come into play if a young adult child was incapacitated. — Cathy Cunningham, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Have a kid entering college? Brush up on the law," 30 May 2018 The stepdaughter, Karen Navarra, was found dead in her house on Thursday, September 13, from multiple deep and instantly incapacitating skull wounds likely inflicted using a small hatchet or axe, according to a police report and autopsy. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Fitbit data used to charge 90-year-old man in gruesome hacking murder case," 5 Oct. 2018 These often include: Durable financial power of attorney: Determines who has authority to make financial decisions on your behalf if you're incapacitated. — Patrick W. Schmitt, Country Living, "Everything Baby Boomers Need to Know About Estate Planning," 17 Aug. 2018 The incident took place in the evening of March 10, 2004, according to Comey's account, with then-Attorney General John Ashcroft ill and incapacitated in a hospital intensive care unit. — Gregory Krieg, CNN, "Who is James Comey? 7 things to know about the fired FBI director," 25 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'incapacitate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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