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incompetence

A legal term meaning the inability to manage one's affairs... Read More

inconclusive

Pertaining to friction ridge identification, the determination by an examiner that there is neither sufficient agreement to individualize, nor sufficient disagreement to exclude... Read More

inconclusive diagnosis

A diagnosis that has been determined without definitive or convincing evidence to support it... Read More

inconclusive findings

Findings that do not offer definitive and convincing evidence to firmly support a specific diagnosis... Read More

incontinence

The loss of bladder and/or bowel control... Read More

incubation period

The time period between introduction of a pathogen to a host and when signs and symptoms of infection manifest... Read More

inculpatory evidence

Evidence indicating that a defendant did commit the crime... Read More

independence

The ability to perform an activity with no or little help from others, including having control over any assistance required rather than the physical capacity to do everything oneself... Read More

independent

Slang term referring to someone exchanging sexual activities, for money or other goods, who is not associated with a pimp... Read More

independent living

Living at home without the need for continuous help and with a degree of self-determination or control over one's activities... Read More

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