What is "disqualification"

Disqualification \Dis*qual`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.

1. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices.

2. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor.

   I must still retain the consciousness of those disqualifications which you have been pleased to overlook.
   --Sir J. Shore.

1710s, agent noun from disqualify.

n. 1 The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices. 2 That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor. 3 (label en basketball): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.

1. n. unfitness that bars you from participation

2. the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified

Disqualification may refer to:

• Ejection (sports), the removal of a participant from a contest due to a violation of the sport's rules
  • Disqualification (boxing)
  • Disqualification (professional wrestling)
  • Disqualification (tennis)
  • In basketball, when a player has picked up too many personal fouls
• Judicial disqualification
• Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, a UK company law

A disqualification (abbreviated DQ) is a term used when a bout is stopped short of knockout or judges' decision because, intentionally, one or both contestants have repeatedly or flagrantly fouled an opponent or violated other rules. The disqualified boxer automatically loses the bout to the opponent. If both are disqualified, (termed a double disqualification) the result is usually declared a no contest regardless of round.

Most disqualifications happen for repeated intentional fouling such as headbutting, low blows, rabbit punches, biting and the like. Typically, a referee will first verbally warn offenders or direct a point deduction first before disqualifying a boxer. However, contestants may be disqualified without warning for particularly egregious conduct such as kicking a downed opponent, hair pulling, or using loaded gloves. Secondly, violation of other rules by a fighter's corner, such as cornermen entering the ring or striking the opponent can result in disqualification even though such behavior is not strictly under the fighter's control. A boxer may also be disqualified if the referee deems that he or she is not fighting, or holding excessively.

Disqualification occurs solely at the referee's discretion and no fouled contestant is automatically entitled to such a result.

Disqualifications in tennis can occur for unsporting conduct.

ATP rules state that:

Players shall not at any time physically abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other person within the precincts of the tournament site. For purposes of this rule, physical abuse is the unauthorized touching of an official, opponent, and spectator or other person.