DISQUALIFYING

disabling, disqualifying

(adjective) depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; “certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

disqualifying

present participle of disqualify

Source: Wiktionary


DISQUALIFY

Dis*qual"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disqualified; p. pr. & vb. n. Disqualifying.]

1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state, or act. My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. Swift. Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. Southey.

2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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