capability to consent competency to consent A capability to consent that is sufficiently robust as to pass the legal requirements of some jurisdiction. Axiom: all l all c all t all m (competencytoconsent(m) & inheresin(m,x,t) -> (exists l exists c (legalpowerrole(l) & capabilitytoconsent(c) & (exists r exists o (hasorganizationalcontext(l,r,t) & hasorganizationalcontext(l,o,t) & r=o)) & inheresin(l,x,t) & inheresin(c,x,t)) -> (m=c))). %If one bears a competency to consent, then one bears a legal power role and a capability to consent in the same legal context at the same time and the competency to consent is identical to the capability to consent. J. Neil Otte One may have the same capability to consent, but whether that capability to consent amounts to a competency might vary between jurisdictions that impose different requirements upon the bearer.