Palsy (9)
I believe the answer is:
paralysis
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">palsy</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that palsy can be written as paralysis)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for paralysis that I've seen before include "Palsy" , "Inability to act/function" , "Loss of bodily movement" , "inability to act" , "shutdown" .)