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Civil death   /sˈɪvəl dɛθ/   Listen
Civil death

noun
1.
The legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment.
2.
Cancellation of civil rights.  Synonym: attainder.





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"Civil death" Quotes from Famous Books



... civil death in which the bankrupt remains a chrysalis lasts for about three months,—a period required by formalities which precede a conference at which the creditors and their debtor sign a treaty of peace, by which the bankrupt is allowed the ability to make payments, and receives a bankrupt's certificate. ...
— Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau • Honore de Balzac


Words linked to "Civil death" :   jurisprudence, cancellation, law, legal status, attainder


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