as in incapacity
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Recent Examples of incapacitation
Historically, offender surveillance can be viewed as just one more physical attempt to deal with crime through punishment, prevention, or incapacitation.
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Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitation
Noun
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Ratified in 1967, it was designed to address gaps in succession and clarify what happens in cases of death, resignation, or incapacity.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And Henry Rutledge, who missed the Week 1 matchup with a lower-body injury, returned to action and resulted in Charlotte’s longest rush of the night on his second carry – 14 yards.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Laurel Ivory was the goalkeeper who claimed the clean sheet for KC on Saturday night, as Lorena appeared on the injury report late in the week with a knee ailment.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Incapacitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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