incorrigibility
incorrigibility (in-kor-[schwa]-j[schwa]-bil-[schwa]-tee or in-kahr-), n. Serious or persistent misbehavior by a child, making reformation by parental control impossible or unlikely. Cf. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. [Cases: Infants 151, 156. C.J.S. Infants §§ 31, 33, 35, 43–45, 62.] — incorrigible, adj.