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disqualify
/dɪˈskwɒlɪfaɪ/ verb [T]Definition
› to officially stop someone from being in a competition or doing something because they are not suitable or they have done something wrong: Of the enlistees who signed up last month, 12.3% required waivers for past criminal activity that would have disqualified them for service.be disqualified from sth/doing sth An ex-convict can't be disqualified from public employment based solely on a prior conviction.
disqualification /dɪˌskwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
/-ˌskwɑːlə-/ noun [C or U] › The Chair of the Board shall have authority to order the disqualification of a Governor appointed under this ruling. I will bring forward legislative proposals to enable us to handle the disqualification of unfit directors more efficiently and effectively.(Definition of disqualify verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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