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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
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