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incompetent
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incompetent /in·com·pe·tent/ (-kom´pit-int)
1. unable to function properly.
2. a person who is unable to perform the required functions of daily living.
3. a person determined by the courts to be unable to manage their own affairs.

in·com·pe·tent (n-kmp-tnt)
adj.
1. Inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application.
2. Incapable of proper functioning.
3. Not qualified in legal terms.

incompetent
1. not able to function properly, e.g. incompetent cervix.
2. a veterinarian determined by the courts to be less competent than the community should reasonably expect.

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If anything, they seem to have reinforced and strengthened their determination to govern as incompetently and unfairly as they can.
Would anyone "stay the course" with a doctor who operated unnecessarily or incompetently, hoping that he'll get it right next time?
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