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disqualification
[ dis-kwol-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of disqualifying.
- the state of being disqualified.
- something that disqualifies.
Word History and Origins
Origin of disqualification1
Example Sentences
The United States appealed its disqualification from the first round of the first-ever 4x400 mixed relay, a heat it otherwise won easily.
Though they can’t go back in time and remove the athletes from the competition, officials hope that retroactive testing and disqualifications will deter athletes from taking illicit substances.
In the past, competitors have been prohibited from promoting their sponsors in any way during the Olympics, with the threat of disqualification hanging over their heads should they fail to do so.
Men who fail to comply could face criminal prosecution, denial of federal student loans, disqualification from citizenship and other penalties.
Last month, China passed a resolution allowing the disqualification of Hong Kong lawmakers who weren’t deemed sufficiently loyal — prompting opposition legislators to resign en masse.
Is a school with students in gangs an automatic disqualification?
The reality is that being pro-life immediately gets him off the disqualification list.
“I am pro-choice, and that is almost a disqualification,” he said.
Simply cooking the four ingredients and placing them on a plate is grounds for disqualification.
Non-compliance with these Official Rules may result in disqualification.
The nomination of the council was to be for life, the only disqualification being bankruptcy or crime.
Every one knows that slave-holding is no disqualification for church membership, throughout the entire South.
That this House should have a general discretionary power of disqualification is a dangerous saying.
The favor of the people might lead even to a disqualification of representing them.
Samuel J. Tilden is the possessor of nearly every disqualification mentioned.
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