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Recent Examples of incapacitation
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment, ratified in 1967, filled another gap, creating a formal process for presidential incapacitation and vice-presidential replacement.
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Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The moment devolved into a shouting match about the 25th Amendment, which establishes procedures for replacing the president in the event of removal, resignation or incapacitation.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Bain was cited in March 2024 for careless driving after causing a crash that led to the incapacitation of a 22-year-old woman, who later died after spending three months in a coma.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Cases of pilot incapacitation are rare, but nearly always fatal.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Under Kentucky law, proof of mental incapacitation or extreme emotional distress could take the death penalty off the table in Stines’ case, the Herald-Leader reported.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Many things change, but incapacitation in the face of love appears to be eternal.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Too often government relies on a rigid process of retribution and deterrence by incapacitation.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Historically, offender surveillance can be viewed as just one more physical attempt to deal with crime through punishment, prevention, or incapacitation.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The moment devolved into a shouting match about the 25th Amendment, which establishes procedures for replacing the president in the event of removal, resignation or incapacitation.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
Bain was cited in March 2024 for careless driving after causing a crash that led to the incapacitation of a 22-year-old woman, who later died after spending three months in a coma.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Cases of pilot incapacitation are rare, but nearly always fatal.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Under Kentucky law, proof of mental incapacitation or extreme emotional distress could take the death penalty off the table in Stines’ case, the Herald-Leader reported.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Many things change, but incapacitation in the face of love appears to be eternal.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Too often government relies on a rigid process of retribution and deterrence by incapacitation.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Historically, offender surveillance can be viewed as just one more physical attempt to deal with crime through punishment, prevention, or incapacitation.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitation
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2026
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In New Jersey, lawmakers are considering a bill to amend a state law that allows parents to nominate standby, or temporary, guardians in the cases of death, incapacity, or debilitation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Nobody wants to watch a loved one endure the pain, debilitation, and loss of independence that can follow a serious fall.—
Brian Frost,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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In New Jersey, lawmakers are considering a bill to amend a state law that allows parents to nominate standby, or temporary, guardians in the cases of death, incapacity, or debilitation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Thunder earned a bit of a break and awaits two teams battling injuries in the Lakers and Rockets.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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In 2015, six Baltimore police officers were charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Incapacitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitation. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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