What is the Latin word for disqualification?

The usual Latin words for “disqualification” are impedīmentum, exceptiō, Iūstīnus; also impediō, excipiō, quōminus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“disqualification” in Latin

impedīmentumimpediment, hindrance; luggage, equipage exceptiōAn exception or objection in law.; An exception, restriction, limitation.Iūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi impediōto hinder, impede, prevent, obstruct, hamper, thwart; to embarrass excipiōto take out, extract, pull out; to except, exempt from, exclude; to rescue, release quōminusthat not

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

disqualification

impedimentum (general term for any hindrance): his natural disqualifications, naturae impedimenta (of Demosthenes’s disqualifications for becoming an orator): legitimum impedimentum (legal disqualification; Cic., 2 contr. Rull., 9, 24): exceptio (the plea of disqualification as urged against him; e.g., against a Roman soldier attempting to act as proctor for anybody; Vid: Justinus, Inst., 4, 13, 11) DISQUALIFY (mostly with for; Swift uses from), impedire: impedimento esse (general terms to hinder): excipere aliquem (to make him an exception by a legal enactment; with ne). To be disqualified, impediri (general term to be hindered): excipi (with ne or quominus; by any law, lege aliqua): (α) Anybody’s age and modesty disqualify him for speaking in public, alicui ad dicendum impedimento est setas et pudor: age does not disqualify us for these pursuits, aetas non impedit, quominus haec studia teneamus. (β) Of legal disqualification. The Licinian law disqualifies them for that commission, etc., Licinia lex eos excipit, ne eis ea curatio (or potestas, etc.) mandetur (Cic.). Even an accused person is not disqualified from being made a decemvir, ne reus quidem excipitur, quominus (or ne) decemvir fieri possit (both Cic., 2 contr. Rull., 9, 24).

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What is the Latin word for disqualification?: The usual Latin words for “disqualification” are impedīmentum, exceptiō, Iūstīnus; also impediō, excipiō, quōminus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.