INCOM'PETENCY, n. 1. Inability; want of sufficient intellectual powers or talents; as the incompetency of infants or idiots.2. Want of natural adequate strength of body or of suitable faculties; as the incompetency of the eyes to discern the motions of the heavenly bodies.3. Want of legal or constitutional qualifications; as the incompetency of a witness.4. Want of adequate means.5. Insufficiency; inadequacy; as the incompetency of testimony.
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