Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Deprivation or want of power; legal impediment;disability.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Deprivation of ability; incapacity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun formal The
action ofdisabling or the state of being disabled.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
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Examples
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In this model, “most disablement is created by oppressive social systems.”
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Denny Hamlin said fear of long-term disablement in his left knee motivated him to decide on reconstructive surgery sooner rather than later.
ESPNsoccernet Angelique Chengelis 2010
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Brad has little need for any additional life cover at this stage but still has exposure to certain "living risks", such as long-term disablement or a major illness.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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For all of Bush's pursuit of engagement and diplomacy in his second term, he ended up signing-off on a weak-kneed nuclear "disablement" and verification deal that is widely criticized by moderates and hawks from both sides of the Pacific.
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But in April last year, North Korea quit the talks and reversed "disablement" steps intended to cripple its chief reactor complex, unhappy with implementation of an initial disarmament agreement reached in 2007.
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In April 2009 North Korea said it was quitting the negotiations and reversing nuclear 'disablement' steps it had agreed to, unhappy with implementation of an initial disarmament agreement reached in 2007.
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In April 2009 North Korea said it was quitting the negotiations and reversing nuclear "disablement" steps it had agreed to.
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But last April, North Korea quit the talks and reversed "disablement" steps intended to cripple its chief reactor complex, unhappy with implementation of an initial disarmament agreement reached in 2007.
London Free Press 2010
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Exactly how did he plan to accomplish this "disablement"?
Cafferty File 2009
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Exactly how did he plan to accomplish this "disablement"?
Cafferty File 2009
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