infirmity

infirmity
Disease; physical or mental weakness. Including abnormal weaknesses, such as impaired heart functions, as well as acute diseases. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1211. Something beyond a temporary disorder; an ailment of a somewhat established or settled character which, at least, has a tendency to impair a person's health and physical vigor. Anno: 26 ALR 1515. As the word appears in an application for life, health, or accident insurance or in any representation, warranty or condition contained in such a policy:–a defective condition of a substantial character which in some material degree impairs the physical condition and health of the applicant, and increases the chance of death, sickness, or accident against which the insurance company is asked to issue insurance. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins § 749.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:
, , , , / , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • infirmity — index defect, deficiency, disability (physical inability), disadvantage, disease, disorder (abnormal condition), fault (weakness) …   Law dictionary

  • Infirmity — In*firm i*ty, n.; pl. {Infirmities}. [L. infirmitas : cf. F. infirmite. See {Infirm}, a.] 1. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infirmity — late 14c., disease, sickness; lack of capability, weakness, from L. infirmitatem (nom. infirmitas) want of strength, weakness, feebleness, noun of quality from infirmus (see INFIRM (Cf. infirm)). Cf. M.Fr. infirmité, O.Fr. enfermete …   Etymology dictionary

  • infirmity — [n] weakness, sickness affliction, ailing, ailment, confinement, debilitation, debility, decay, decrepitude, defect, deficiency, disease, diseasedness, disorder, failing, fault, feebleness, flu, frailty, ill health, imperfection, indisposition,… …   New thesaurus

  • infirmity — ► NOUN (pl. infirmities) ▪ physical or mental weakness …   English terms dictionary

  • infirmity — [in fʉr′ mə tē] n. [ME infirmite < L infirmitas] 1. the quality or state of being infirm; feebleness; weakness 2. pl. infirmities an instance of this; specif., a) a physical weakness or defect; frailty or ailment, as from old age b) a moral… …   English World dictionary

  • infirmity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mental, physical PHRASES ▪ age and infirmity (literary, esp. BrE) ▪ those incapable of supporting themselves by reason of age and infirmity …   Collocations dictionary

  • infirmity — UK [ɪnˈfɜː(r)mətɪ] / US [ɪnˈfɜrmətɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms infirmity : singular infirmity plural infirmities formal bad health caused by old age or illness …   English dictionary

  • infirmity — Synonyms and related words: abnormality, abulia, acute disease, advanced age, advanced years, affection, affliction, age of retirement, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, an incurable disease, anility, atrophy, bacterial disease, bad habit,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • infirmity — noun (C, U) bad health or a particular illness: She blamed her infirmity on the damp climate …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • infirmity — noun the family would never openly discuss Aunt Erma s infirmity Syn: illness, malady, ailment, disease, disorder, sickness, affliction, complaint, indisposition, frailty, weakness; disability, impairment …   Thesaurus of popular words

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”