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Marriage

to the ex loci contractus, is wont to recognize them as valid in England, provided the parties, being incompetent to marry in England, have not married abroad to evade those restrictions. As to children, legitimated 'per subsequens

Necessaries

and delivered to an infant or to a person who, by reason of mental incapacity or drunkenness, is incompetent to contract, he must pay a reasonable price therefor.' [(English) Sale of Goods Act, 1893, s. 2] While

Disqualification

The act of disqualifying or state of being disqualified want of qualification incompetency disability as the disqualification of men for holding certain offices

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negligent entrustment

entrusting of a dangerous article (as a motor vehicle) to one who is reckless or too inexperienced or incompetent to use it safely ;also : a theory or doctrine making one liable for injury caused by a

tenure

a teacher usually after a probationary period that protects him or her from dismissal except for reasons of incompetence, gross misconduct, or financial necessity te·nur·ial [te-nyr-ē-əl] adj te·nur·ial·ly [-ə-lē] adv

substitution

representative upon motion to the court when the party is unable to continue litigating (as because of death, incompetency, transfer of interest, or loss of the office for which the party was suing or being sued in

probate court

the probate of wills and administration of estates and sometimes over the affairs of minors and persons adjudged incompetent compare orphans' court

power of attorney

du·ra·ble power of attorney [dr-ə-bəl-, dyr-] : a power of attorney that becomes effective upon the principal's becoming incompetent or unable to manage his or her affairs and that is often used as a form of advance

legal

: recognized as such by law [a certainty] d : created by operation of esp. statutory law [ incompetence] [a presumption] compare conventional, judicial e : established by law [the test for mental capacity] 3 : conforming

judgment

regarding medical treatment made by a person (as a family member) on behalf of a person who is incompetent and unable to decide for himself or herself

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