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Ouster vs Disqualification - What's the difference?

ouster | disqualification |

As nouns the difference between ouster and disqualification

is that ouster is (historical) a putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection or ouster can be someone who ousts 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.

ouster

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ouster, oustre, a nominalization of (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
  • (property law) Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
  • Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.

    • Etymology 2

    (oust)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who ousts.

    • Anagrams

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    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.