Competency

COMPETENCY - The mental ability to understand the general effect of a transaction or document.

Mental Competency
(n) Mental competency is the measure of mental ability of a person to do any act enter in to any contract with required presence of mind.

competency - A witness's ability to observe, recall and recount under other what happened. Criminal defendants must also be competent to stand trial; they must understand the nature of the proceedings and have the ability to assist their lawyers.

competencyA witness's ability to observe, recall and tell under oath what happened.
complaintThe first pleading on the part of the plaintiff in a civil action.

Competency - In the law of evidence, the presence of those characteristics which render a witness legally fit and qualified to give testimony.

Competency: The presence of those attributes that makes a witness fit to give testimony; qualifications to perform; capability.
Competent: Duly qualified; able; possessing the required legal qualifications.

Competency to Stand Trial - In order to be competent to stand trial, a person must have the capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings, to consult with counsel, and to assist in preparing his/her defense.

Competency - The presence of those characteristics, which make a witness legally fit and qualified to give testimony in court - applied, in the same sense, to documents or other written evidence.

COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause.

incompetency
n. the condition of lacking the ability to handle one's affairs due to mental or physical incapacity.

Term: Incompetency
Definition: The inability or incapacity at law to perform an act, such as giving testimony or making a will.
Term: Incumbrance
Definition: See Encumbrance.

Incompetency See competent. Incompetent See competent. Incredible See credible. Indigence The state of being an indigent. Indigent One who cannot (or claims he cannot) pay his own way. Also used to describe such persons, i.e.

Each state has an interest in protecting its citizens by ensuring the quality and competency of lawyers who receive licenses to practice there.

Abatement in Pleading, or plea in abatement, was the defeating or quashing of a particular action by some matter of fact, such as a defect in form or the personal incompetency of the parties suing, pleaded by the defendant.

Here, the question of the witness's personal competency must be resolved; it must be shown that the witness was able to know, understand, and remember the matters on which he or she is to be examined.

'At any time after the commencement of a prosecution for an offense and prior to the sentencing of the defendant, the defendant or the attorney for the Government may file a motion for a hearing to determine the mental competency of the defendant.

testamentary capacity
n. having the mental competency to execute a will at the time the...
testamentary disposition
n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's (will writer's) ...

of producing sufficient evidence in support of a fact or issue and favorably persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) regarding that fact or issue <the burden of proof is sometimes upon the defendant to show his incompetency ­W.

Certified Travel Counselor: One who has passed a series of rigorous tests of professional competency administered by the Institute of Certified Travel Agents.
Channel: A number that maps to a frequency.

Voir dire - The preliminary examination made in court of a witness or juror to determine his competency or interest in a matter. Literally, to speak the truth.

They assist the court in making discretionary decisions such as the best placement for the child victim if it is needed, as well as to resolve questions concerning the child's competency to testify.

declare that a person is incompetent after a hearing at which the person is present and/or represented by an attorney. A finding of incompetence may lead to the appointment of a conservator to manage the person's affairs. Also known as "incompetency.

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