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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.
