What does "incapacitation" mean?

The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification.

What is a synonym for "incapacitation"?

Common synonyms include: bankruptcy, breakage, breakdown, collapse, crack up, damage.

Pronounced //ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən//.

//ˌɪn.kəˌpæs.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification. countable, uncountable
"I dare not whisper to myself a pension on this side of absolute incapacitation and infirmity, till years have sucked me dry."
2
The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated; incapacity; disqualification.; The imprisonment of a would-be offender, which prevents them from offending. countable, uncountable
"Order-maintenance proponents affirmatively promote youth curfews, anti-gang loitering ordinances, and order-maintenance crackdowns as milder alternatives to the theory of incapacitation and increased incarceration."

"I dare not whisper to myself a pension on this side of absolute incapacitation and infirmity, till years have sucked me dry."

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