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disqualification

[dis-kwol-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / dɪsˌkwɒl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
disability; rejection for participation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elimination exclusion
STRONG
awkwardness clumsiness debarment incapacity incompetence incompetency ineligibility ineptitude lack unfitness
WEAK
disenablement disentitlement incapacitation unproficiency
Antonyms
WEAK
ability aptitude capability

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Price's latest conviction and driving disqualification was dealt with in the Single Justice Procedure, a secretive court process where magistrates deal with less serious criminal cases behind closed doors.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has lost his bid to overturn an Olympic disqualification over his helmet decorated with tributes to Ukraine’s war dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Heraskevych has appealed his disqualification to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS confirmed on Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Another Tesla driver was caught speeding three times, potentially putting them on the cusp of a disqualification - if they had been identified.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

She went on to lay out the rules about pencils, erasers, and disqualification.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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