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Expulsion vs Disqualification - What's the difference?

expulsion | disqualification |

As nouns the difference between expulsion and disqualification

is that expulsion is expulsion while disqualification is the act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices.

expulsion

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
  • The scandal involved every member of the high school's football team resulting in a flurry of expulsions , starting with the quarterback.

    Antonyms

    * impulsion

    disqualification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices.
  • 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.
  • (label): The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.