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inhabilitar

to disqualify, to disable

verb een-ah-bee-lee-TAHR Rare

Also means

to bar from office

Usage Note

Inhabilitar means to legally disqualify a person from holding public office or exercising a right. In administrative law, inhabilitación (disqualification) is the corresponding noun. It also appears in technology: inhabilitar una función (to disable a feature). Do not confuse with incapacitar (to incapacitate physically or mentally).

Examples

"El tribunal decidió inhabilitar al funcionario por diez años."

Natural Translation

The court decided to bar the official from office for ten years.

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