Defective
a.-
Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities;
as, a defective limb;defective timber; adefective copy or account; adefective character;defective rules. -
(Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation;
as, a .defective noun or verb
n.
- Anything that is defective or lacking in some respect.
- (Med.) One who is lacking physically or mentally.
Under the term defectives are included deaf-mutes, the blind, the feeble-minded, the insane, and sometimes, esp. in criminology, criminals and paupers.