incapacitation

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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. Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitation
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Petry spent the last two seasons back in Michigan with the Detroit Red Wings, but injuries limited him to 44 games in the 2024-25 season.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • With 15 games remaining, Smith may not have enough time to rehab the injury and return for the end of the regular season.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Incapacitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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