incapacitations
States of disability
Incapacitations are instances of being rendered unable to function normally.
The word covers temporary states like illness or injury His incapacitations from migraines cost him several workdays a year as well as deliberate disabling, as when police use tasers or pepper spray.
Legal incapacitation removes someone's right to make decisions for themselves.
Failure or decomposition
- failureLack of success
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- outageLoss of electrical service
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
shutdown · gridlock · collapse · paralysis · dysfunction · bottleneck · stoppage · interruption
Loss of muscle function
- illnessState of poor health
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
hospitalization · bedridden · immobilization · unconsciousness · seizure · debilitation · affliction · impairment
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- blackoutComplete power loss
overdose · sedation · drugging · poisoning · anesthesia · unconsciousness · hangover · intoxicated
Removal from eligibility
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- conservatorshipCourt-appointed care management
- unfitnessLack of suitability
inability · commitment · adjudication · incarceration · detention · custody · institutionalization · confinement
Those killed or wounded
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- disabledMade unable to function
- shell-shockCombat-induced psychological trauma
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
evacuation · triage · attrition · decommissioning · discharge · medevac · stretcher · recuperation
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
- failureLack of success
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- outageLoss of electrical service
disruption · shutdown · gridlock · collapse · paralysis · dysfunction · bottleneck · stoppage · interruption · crippling
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
stroke · hospitalization · bedridden · immobilization · unconsciousness · seizure · debilitation · affliction · impairment · trauma
drunkenness
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- stuporSuspended sensibility
blackout · overdose · sedation · drugging · poisoning · anesthesia · unconsciousness · hangover · intoxicated · roofied
disqualification
Removal from eligibility
- incompetenceLack of required skill
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- conservatorshipCourt-appointed care management
unfitness · inability · commitment · adjudication · incarceration · detention · custody · institutionalization · confinement · interdiction
casualties
Those killed or wounded
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- disabledMade unable to function
- shell-shockCombat-induced psychological trauma
PTSD · evacuation · triage · attrition · decommissioning · discharge · medevac · stretcher · recuperation · veteran
incapacitationsempowerments
Grants of authority
activations · restorations · rehabilitations · mobilizations · reactivations
incapacitationsrecoveries
Returns to normal state
healings · cures · remissions · full health · recuperations
incapacitationsempowerments
Grants of authority
liberations · authorizations · enfranchisements · activations · freedoms