disqualify
verb
dis·qual·i·fy
(ˌ)dis-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfī 
disqualified; disqualifying; disqualifies
1
: to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions : make unfit
2
: to deprive of a power, right, or privilege
3
: to make ineligible for a prize or for further competition because of violations of the rules
Examples of disqualify in a Sentence
His poor eyesight disqualified him from becoming a pilot.
Recent Examples on the Web
As professional leagues in many sports started popping up around the world in the 20th century, the Olympics drew a hard line, disqualifying any athletes who were tainted by accepting filthy lucre.
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Victor Mather, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The point of these cardiac screenings is not to disqualify athletes.
—Amanda Sealy, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Genser challenged the assignment, asking that Shore be disqualified from the case.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The sprawling racketeering case brought by Willis and her office has picked back up after an effort spearheaded by one of Trump's co-defendants to disqualify the district attorney from the prosecution derailed it for several weeks.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
The Georgia case is still without a trial date as well; though Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked the court to start the trial in August, the judge hasn’t yet set a date, and the case got delayed as the court considered a motion to disqualify Willis.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
One license was stripped earlier this month because the owner had a felony offense that disqualified the owner from the program.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
But the internal hostility toward McDaniel is linked to her support of Trump’s denial of the 2020 voting results, disqualifying her as a credible source to many inside the news organization.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
And in Georgia, lawyers for Trump and seven of his co-defendants in the election interference case are seeking a review of the decision not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Victor Mather, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The point of these cardiac screenings is not to disqualify athletes.
—Amanda Sealy, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Genser challenged the assignment, asking that Shore be disqualified from the case.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The sprawling racketeering case brought by Willis and her office has picked back up after an effort spearheaded by one of Trump's co-defendants to disqualify the district attorney from the prosecution derailed it for several weeks.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
The Georgia case is still without a trial date as well; though Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked the court to start the trial in August, the judge hasn’t yet set a date, and the case got delayed as the court considered a motion to disqualify Willis.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
One license was stripped earlier this month because the owner had a felony offense that disqualified the owner from the program.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
But the internal hostility toward McDaniel is linked to her support of Trump’s denial of the 2020 voting results, disqualifying her as a credible source to many inside the news organization.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
And in Georgia, lawyers for Trump and seven of his co-defendants in the election interference case are seeking a review of the decision not to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
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disqualify
verb
dis·qual·i·fy
(ˈ)dis-ˈkwäl-ə-ˌfī
disqualified; disqualifying
: to make or declare unfit or not qualified
Legal Definition
disqualify
transitive verb
dis·qual·i·fy
dis-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfī
disqualified; disqualifying
1
: to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions
a financial interest in the case that disqualified the judge
2
: to deprive of a right or privilege especially after a hearing
misconduct that disqualified the employee from receiving unemployment benefits
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