Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act of disqualifying or the condition of having been disqualified.
- n. Something that disqualifies: illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of disqualifying.
- n. The state of being disqualified; want of qualification; absence or deprivation of ability, power, or capacity; any disability or incapacity.
- n. That which disqualifies or incapacitates: as, conviction of crime is a disqualification for public office.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices.
- n. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability.
- n. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit
WordNet 3.0
- n. unfitness that bars you from participation
- n. the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
Examples
“Failure to comply with these official rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes.”
“Contador could face a two-year ban and disqualification from the 2010 Tour de France.”
Contador says he won’t comment further on doping allegations
“Andy has twice been runner-up to nemesis Alberto Contador, who is facing a potentially crippling two-year ban and disqualification from the 2010 Tour.”
Schlecks believe destiny on their side for 2011 Tour de France
“Contador could face a two-year ban and disqualification from the 2010 Tour.”
“Contador is facing a possible two-year ban and disqualification from the 2010 Tour after traces of clenbuterol were found in anti-doping controls.”
“The judge's disqualification is the latest in a series of twists in the case of Joseph Teitgen, a drug addict-turned-informant who is accused of fatally shooting Vallejo Police Officer Jeff Azuar during an arrest in”
“While it might be amusing, it clearly is an edited photo rather than a real one – I call disqualification…”
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“Yesterday, we ran a link detailing Mike Iaconelli's disqualification from the 2006 Citgo Bassmaster Classic for breaking BASS sportsmanship rules.”
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“Bataillon said the ban amounted to punishment and is "legislation that identifies persons by a single trait and then denies them protection across the board, resulting in disqualification of a class of persons from the right to seek specific protections from the law.”
“Dong-Sung's disqualification from the Winter Olympics for blocking American”
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