be incompetent
Example Sentences
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When my wife was pregnant, her OB-GYN declared her cervix to be incompetent and put her on bed rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
He said he found it difficult to believe beings who could travel billions of miles to reach us would be "incompetent" enough to crash on Earth.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023
He was determined to be incompetent to stand trial and was committed to Western State Hospital.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2021
If a defendant is suspected to be incompetent, authorities may arrest and hold the defendant in custody, but the case cannot go forward until the defendant's competence is "restored."
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2020
The Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility in Tuscaloosa did all of the diagnostic and assessment work for courts managing people accused of crimes who might be incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
