legal capacity

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Noun

legal capacity (countable and uncountable, plural legal capacities)

  1. (law) The ability of a person to make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will.
    • 1986 February 15, Stephanie Poggi, “Disabled Rights Issues Raised in Kowalski Case”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 31, page 1:
      The petition asks that the Supreme Court determine whether […] a disabled person has the right to be represented by the legal counsel of her choice in court proceedings that determine her legal capacity.

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