disqualification
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dis·qual·i·fi·ca·tion
(dĭs-kwŏl′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)n.
1. The act of disqualifying or the condition of having been disqualified.
2. Something that disqualifies: illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army.
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dis•qual•i•fi•ca•tion
(dɪsˌkwɒl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)n.
1. an act or instance of disqualifying.
2. the state of being disqualified.
3. something that disqualifies.
[1705–15]
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Noun | 1. | disqualification - unfitness that bars you from participation unfitness - the quality of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment" |
2. | disqualification - the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified prevention, bar - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" recusal, recusation - (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves |
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disqualification
noun ban, exclusion, elimination, rejection, ineligibility, debarment, disenablement, disentitlement He faces a four-year disqualification from athletics.
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Translations
diskvalifikacepříčina nezpůsobilosti
diskvalifikation
vanhæfni; frávísun
diskalifiyeyarışma dışı bırakma
disqualification
[dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N1. (= act, effect) → inhabilitación f (Sport) → descalificación f
2. (= thing that disqualifies) → impedimento m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disqualification
[dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n → disqualification fdisqualification from sth [+ competition, event] → disqualification de qch
disqualification from driving (British) → retrait m du permis de conduire
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disqualification
n
→ Ausschluss m; (Sport) → Disqualifikation f; disqualification (from driving) → Führerscheinentzug m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disqualification
[dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (from competition) → squalifica; (of member) → espulsione f (Brit) (from driving) → ritiro della patenteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disqualify
(disˈkwolifai) verb1. to put out of a competition etc for breaking rules. She was disqualified for being too young.
2. to make unfit for some purpose. His colour-blindness disqualified him for the Air Force.
disˌqualifiˈcation (-fi-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.