0 not allowed to do or have something, according to particular rules: --
1 not allowed by the rules: --
[ + to infinitive ] After serving two terms, the president was ineligible to run again.
2 not allowed to do or receive something because you do not meet certain conditions: --
Of the 1576 students selected, only 61 were ineligible for participation due to parental refusal.
At follow-up, 24 of these addresses were found to be ineligible, leaving a potential sample of 1,299.
The reliability of pensions means that the income can be used strategically and allows households to obtain credit for which they would otherwise be ineligible.
They tend to have uncertain prognoses early on, and are therefore also ineligible for hospice.
Patients were ineligible if they had received bisphosphonates during the 9-month analytic period.
Radiation therapists were deemed ineligible for this study if they were on leave during the data collection period.
Changes involving major class features, being noticeable, are already marked as violations of established norms, and thus ineligible for another sociolinguistic marking.
Some people are ineligible to donate, and many more are poor planners for their healthcare needs.
