disqualify
Bar from competing
To disqualify is to declare someone ineligible or unfit for something—a competition, a position, a benefit.
A runner may be disqualified for a false start, a candidate disqualified by lack of credentials.
The word often implies that requirements existed and weren't met: His criminal record disqualified him from serving on the jury.
To disqualify yourself is to remove yourself from consideration, often due to conflict of interest.
Make null or void
- nullifyMake of no effect
- voidWithout legal effect
- annulDeclare legally void
- overturnReverse or invalidate
revoke · rescind · bar · debar · exclude · prohibit · recuse · conflict of interest
Offensive or illegal
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- red cardMatch ejection notice
- yellow cardOfficial sporting misconduct warning
- ejectionForced removal from somewhere
doping · false start · offside · handball · technical foul · unsportsmanlike · suspension · walkover
Not meeting requirements
- violationBreaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- breachBreaking of agreement
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
unfair advantage · contestant · eligibility · criteria · requirements · regulations · standards · entry
Remove completely
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- excludeBar from participation
- oustRemove from position
- ejectThrow out forcibly
dismiss · bar · debar · drop · cut · remove · knock out · rule out
Intentional criminal trickery
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- misconductImproper professional behavior
forgery · impersonation · fabrication · tampering · rule-breaking · violation · scandal · stripped
invalidate
Make null or void
overturn · revoke · rescind · bar · debar · exclude · prohibit · recuse · conflict of interest · bias
foul
Offensive or illegal
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- red cardMatch ejection notice
- yellow cardOfficial sporting misconduct warning
ejection · doping · false start · offside · handball · technical foul · unsportsmanlike · suspension · walkover · ineligible
ineligible
Not meeting requirements
- violationBreaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
- breachBreaking of agreement
rules · unfair advantage · contestant · eligibility · criteria · requirements · regulations · standards · entry · registration
eliminate
Remove completely
eject · dismiss · bar · debar · drop · cut · remove · knock out · rule out · strike
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
misconduct · forgery · impersonation · fabrication · tampering · rule-breaking · violation · scandal · stripped · banned
- DIS- wordsdisagree, disallow, disbelieve, disapprove, disarray
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- Judgment Wordsjudge, assess, evaluate, rate, rank
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
- athletic verbsrun, jump, sprint, dash, leap
- cancelcancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, revoke
disqualified, disqualification, disqualifying, disqualifies, disqualifier, disqualifiers, disqualifications