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usually uncountable, plural disabilities
State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability; absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral power, means, fitness, and the like. quotations examples
Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was covenanted.
1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: […], 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], book
Chatham refused to see him, pleading his disability.
1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent
A mental condition causing a difficulty with an intellectual task. examples
(disability theory) An inability imposed on a person by society's failure to accommodate their physical or mental differences from others, as opposed to impairment. examples
Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal incapacity or incompetency. examples
(uncountable, informal) Regular payments received by a disabled person, usually from the state examples