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disabled (adj.)[disabled 词源字典]: "incapacitated," 1630s, past participle adjective from disable. Earlier it meant "legally disqualified" (mid-15c.).[disabled etymology, disabled origin, 英语词源]
disqualify (v.): 1718 (implied in disqualified), from dis- + qualify. Related: Disqualifying.
infamous (adj.): "of ill repute," late 14c., from Medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + famosus "celebrated" (see famous). Meaning influenced by Latin infamis "of ill fame" (see infamy). As a legal term, "disqualified from certain rights of citizens in consequence of conviction of certain crimes" (late 14c.). The neutral fameless is recorded from 1590s. Related: Infamously.
recuse (v.): late 14c., "to reject another's authority as prejudiced," from Old French recuser (13c.), from Latin recusare "make an objection against; decline, refuse, reject; be reluctant to," from re- (see re-) + causa (see cause (n.)). Specifically, in law, "reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act." The word now is used mostly reflectively. Related: Recused; recusing.