To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war
If something incapacitates you, it weakens you in some way, so that you cannot do certain things. A serious fall incapacitated the 68-year-old congressman. + incapacitated in·ca·paci·tat·ed He is incapacitated and can't work
make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"
An abnormal condition when the level of products and services a critical infrastructure provides its customers is reduced While typically a temporary condition, an infrastructure is considered incapacitated when the duration of reduced performance causes a debilitating impact
A strategy of punishment associated with positivist approaches to criminology Sick offenders are removed from society (institutionalized or imprisoned) if they cannot be cured and rehabilitated, in order to protect society from harm See also Deterrence and Retribution