The act of declaring someone or something ineligible or unfit; the state of being disqualified.
From disqualify + -ication (from Latin -ficatio). The prefix dis- reverses the meaning of qualify, and -ification creates a noun from the verb.
Sports and competitions have made disqualification a household word—athletes understand instantly that violating rules leads to being removed from competition, showing how institutional language shapes everyday vocabulary.
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