incapacitate
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cripple, disable, hamstring, immobilize, paralyze, prostrate
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However, being elderly is not the same as being incapacitated, said Pulsifer, the Tempe lawyer. — Rebekah Sanders, azcentral, "AC company convinced 103-year-old WWII vet to pay $24K, son says," 7 June 2019 If this same standard were applied across executive agencies, the Trump Administration would be incapacitated. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Big Labor’s Deep State," 16 Sep. 2018 The taser is an electronic control device designed to incapacitate a subject without causing serious injury, Bunner said. — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Two students experience a taser in the Rocky River Citizen Police Academy class," 12 Mar. 2018 So how did a bunch of crickets manage to incapacitate a collection of U.S. diplomats? — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Were the Cuban Embassy Sonic Attacks Actually Just Crickets?," 9 Jan. 2019 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 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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