incapacitate

Example Sentences

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First of all, they could turn the job down when it comes time to act, or they could be incapacitated themselves.

From MarketWatch

“It looks like two classically shipwrecked people,” Smith said, calling it a “highly questionable decision that these two people on that obviously incapacitated vessel were still in any kind of fight.”

From Salon

If the boat was incapacitated and the men were unable to threaten U.S. military personnel, then the survivors would have met the definition of unable to fight, legal experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lights, noises, smells and crowds that others barely notice may cause incapacitating anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times

Name a power of attorney to make financial decisions should you become incapacitated, and medical power of attorney.

From MarketWatch