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competency
[ kom-pi-tuhn-see ]
competency
/ ˈ°ìÉ’³¾±èɪ³ÙÉ™²Ô²õɪ /
noun
- law capacity to testify in a court of law; eligibility to be sworn
- a less common word for competence competence
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³¦´Ç³¾î€ƒp±ð·³Ù±ð²Ô·³¦²â noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of competency1
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Example Sentences
At his arraignment hearing on Wednesday, Arroyo’s attorney voiced doubts about his client’s mental competency.
She recalled her recent hospital visit to “The Breakfast Club,†telling its co-hosts that she did various tests to evaluate her competency.
In those conversations, she and caregiver Ginalisa Monterroso raised concerns about the guardian’s alleged control over Williams and touted the results of Williams’ competency tests: She passed with “flying colors.â€
Sadly, some people will consider that competency as more of a strike than the paucity of emotional resonance that places her show a step or two above a Williams-Sonoma catalogue.
Law school deans, he said, were motivated to work with the state to come up with new and fair ways to assess aspiring attorneys’ competency.
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