legally incapable person

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• incapable — incapability, incapableness, n. incapably, adv. /in kay peuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not capable. 2. not having the necessary ability, qualification, or strength to perform some specified act or function: As an administrator, he is simply incapable. 3.… …   Universalium

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• age — n: the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises the voting age is 18 see also legal age, majority Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• guardian — guardianless, adj. /gahr dee euhn/, n. 1. a person who guards, protects, or preserves. 2. Law. a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person or property, or both, of another, as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing his… …   Universalium

• ad litem — ad li·tem / ad lī təm, äd lē tem/ adj or adv [Latin]: for the lawsuit or action trustee ad litem Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ad lite …   Law dictionary

• Common-law marriage in the United States — was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Meister v. Moore (96 U.S. 76 (1877)), which ruled that Michigan had not abolished common law marriage merely by producing a statute establishing rules for the solemnization of marriages. Common… …   Wikipedia

• North Carolina — • One of the original thirteen states of the United States Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. North Carolina     North Carolina      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• ward — wardless, adj. /wawrd/, n. 1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 3. a division, floor, or room of a hospital …   Universalium

• incompetent — in com·pe·tent || ɪn kÉ‘mpɪtÉ™nt / kÉ’m n. incapable person, incompetent person; one who is not legally qualified (Law) adj. incapable; unfit, inadequate; inexpert; lacking power to act with legal effectiveness (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary