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cripple, disable, hamstring, immobilize, paralyze, prostrate
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But in the documentary, Dee Dee had paperwork in order to basically say Gypsy was incapacitated mentally and couldn't think for herself. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Hulu’s The Act Is Horrifying, Human, and Hard to Stop Watching," 20 Mar. 2019 The lawsuit claims Albers was already incapacitated by the first two shots, leaving the van out of control as the officer fired the rest of his bullets. — Joe Robertson, Ian Cummings And Tony Rizzo, kansascity, "Lawsuit: Teen killed by Overland Park police was 'simply backing his mom's minivan' | The Kansas City Star," 17 Apr. 2018 The surprise birth triggered reviews by state agencies, highlighted safety concerns for patients who are severely disabled or incapacitated and prompted the resignations of Hacienda’s chief executive and one of the victim’s doctors. — Jacques Billeaud, The Seattle Times, "Nurse accused of raping patient in Arizona pleads not guilty," 5 Feb. 2019 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 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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