The legal recognition of an individual's ability to perform a task. The concept is not
applied globally. Rather, it is directed at a specific category of demands, such as competence
to assist counsel in preparing a defense, competence to manage financial affairs,
or competence to give informed consent
in legal or medical matters.*
Also: competency, testimentary
capacity
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*Committee on Psychiatry and Law, of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry The Mental Health
Professional and the Legal System Paperback 1992 American
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