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• v  make unfit or unsuitable
• v  declare unfit
  She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete
• s  disqualified by law or rule or provision
• s  barred from competition for violation of rules
  a disqualified player

• A jury disqualified Captain Bertil Sandstrom of Sweden for clucking to his mount (riders must use neither tongue nor whip), awarded second place to Commandant Charles Marion of .
• She was disqualified in 2005 but insisted on standing again, because, she explained, "I am a political personality!" However, the interpretation of the word rejale rests with the .
• Tajzadeh, who was himself disqualified, explains the reformists' motivation: "If we don't participate, the entire majlis will fall into the hands of the conservatives and the .

• disqualify
• unfit
• indispose

• qualify

News & Articles

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• Bond insurer attorneys barred from San Bernardino bankruptcy
  By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the bankruptcy of San Bernardino, California, on Thursday disqualified a law firm from representing a major bond insurer in the case, because she said some of its lawyers had "switched sides." Federal Bankruptcy Judge Meredith Jury said the law firm of Winston & Strawn can no longer represent one of the city's creditors, bond insurer ...
  June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• How Elite Traders Jump the Gun
  A sprinter who jumps the gun gets disqualified from the race. But selling gun-jumping technology to Wall Street is big business for suppliers of economic data, like Thomson Reuters. Should it be banned?
  June 13, 2013 - CNBC
• Law enforcement prepares for new open carry law
  In less than a month, any Mississippian, who is not otherwise disqualified, will be able to openly carry a gun in public places with or without a permit.
  June 13, 2013 - WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Quotes

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• Jacques Rogge in Reuters Canada
  She is disqualified and scrapped from the results,IOC President Jacques Rogge told reporters after an executive board meeting.
• Mitt Romney in Forbes
  I think Barack Obama has disqualified himself for presidential leadership,Romney said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "If we take the kind of left turn represented by Barack Obama and his flee-in-the-face-of-success...
• Mark Spitz in International Herald Tribune
  The Americans have never lost that race since it's been an event in the Olympic Games,Spitz said. "You have to be very cautious on the relay exchanges and make sure nobody gets disqualified, but it should be just a matter of what the time...