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Civil Death

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Noun

1. civil death

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. attainder, civil death

cancellation of civil rights

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Civil Death

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noun
law
(formerly) the loss of all civil rights because of a serious conviction
See also attainder

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Civil Death

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Law; Obsolete
the condition of a person who forfeits or is deprived of all civil rights

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Civil Death

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n.
1. The revocation of civil rights by a government, especially as a consequence of a felony conviction or treasonous act.
2. The loss of civil rights as a consequence of banishment, abjuring the realm, or entry into a religious order.

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