incapacitation

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === incapacitation (countable and uncountable, plural incapacitations) The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification. 1822, Charles Lamb, The Best Letters of Charles Lamb, LXVIII. To Wordsworth. March 20: I dare not whisper to myself a pension on this side of absolute incapacitation and infirmity, till years have sucked me dry. (law enforcement) The imprisonment of a would-be offender, which prevents them from offending. ==== Synonyms ==== disablement ==== Translations ====