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Incompetence: The inability or lack of legal
qualification or fitnessto discharge the required duty.
Illness Period: For insurance purposes, this normally
begins when covered expenses are incurred.
Intention Tremors: As a person with ataxic cerebral
palsy reaches for an object or attempts to perform an act (such as
putting on a shoe), the body part that he or she is moving may
begin to tremble. Intention tremors become stronger as the person
reaches the object.
Involuntary Movement: Movement that is not under the
control of the brain. The movement is caused by electrical
stimulation of the muscle, and in individuals with cerebral palsy,
the involuntary movement happens so often that it interferes with
their ability to function.
Indemnity: An agreement wherein one party financially
protects another against an anticipated loss.
Interrogatories: A form of discovery in which one party
submits a series of written questions to the other party, and to
which the latter is bound to answer under oath.
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