Disqualification

(redirected from disqualify)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms.
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Disqualification

 

a sports term.

(1) The exclusion of an athlete or team from a game owing to a technical violation of rules; this results in the invalidation of the score or place occupied by the individual or team.

(2) The deprivation of an athlete’s or team’s right to participate in competition as a result of a violation of moral and ethical norms of conduct. In certain cases this involves depriving an athlete of his official standing. Disqualification may be conditional, lasting only for a specified period of time. Decisions concerning disqualification are made by sports clubs, societies, federations, and committees.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
'In a word, the final judgment is an indispensable requisite to disqualify any candidate running for an elective office,' the election lawyer said.
Poll lawyer rejects DILG plan to ban 'narcopoliticians' in 2019 elections
Most Magistrates Courts across South Wales will only disqualify you if you are present in court, either having attended voluntarily or having been arrested on bail.
JONATHAN WILKINS The Motoring Solicitor
Summary: Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 28 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar on Sunday said that the decision of Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar to disqualify 14 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs in one go is the violation of the Supreme Court's order, which says that the Speaker must have taken a call on their resignations first.
Karnataka: Speaker's decision to disqualify 14 MLAs a violation SC's order, says BJP leader Shettar
Election commission can not disqualify member of assembly whose name is placed in 4th schedule.
IHC reserves judgment on petition filed against disqualification on basis of inclusion of name in 4th schedule
Earlier today, EC chairman Tan Sri Mohd Hashim Abdullah had said that the decision to disqualify Tian Chua was done by the RO and that he could file a petition with the courts to decide on his disqualification.
PKR to file petition on Tian Chua's disqualification on Monday
'Disqualify in a fixed match those you cannot face through the power of the vote.
Khawaja Asif disqualified in a 'fixed' match, says Maryam
The lawyer, thus, requested the court to disqualify Musharraf from party office.
LHC moved to remove Pervez Musharraf as head of APML

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?