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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Incompetency, -encie, -ancie, n. [e.m.E. (1611).] Exception of incompetency, objection that a judge has not jurisdiction in the cause. —1622-6 Bisset I. 174/5 (see *Incompetent a.). Ib. /21. 1661 Wodrow Hist. (1828) I. 473.
It is usual to propone a declinator or exception of incompetency against any judge or judicatory. .when in the exercise of their jurisdiction they do exceed the bounds prescribed by the law
