0 present participle of disqualify
1 to stop someone from being in a competition or doing something because they are unsuitable or they have done something wrong:
The performance of test work, while not disqualifying a man for extended benefit, does not help him to qualify.
I am sure that any disqualifying circumstances would have come to light.
In 1956, the practice of disqualifying a driver from driving one class of vehicle only was abandoned.
The description and the characteristics accepted by the advertising profession are observed in the matter of disqualifying directors of advertising agencies.
There is no justification for disqualifying such a company.
Yet how vexatious such disqualifying conditions could be, particularly where disabled people are concerned.
It may mean having rather more draconian fines or perhaps disqualifying those who break the rules from voting.
Just as cogent an argument could be advanced for disqualifying elderly voters.
