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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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As the world becomes ever more complex, apparently the list of individual incapacities has grown.—
Jim Nowlan,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The executives have chuckled at the team’s seeming complacency and incapacity for change, which culminated in a 43-119 record in 2025, a finish that put the club on par with the 2024 Chicago White Sox and 1962 New York Mets in terms of futility.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Blaylock was charged with felony injury to a child with serious bodily injury, court records show.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Bronny James missed the Lakers' preseason finale against the Kings, listed as day-to-day with an ankle injury.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Incapacitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitation. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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