- disenfranchisement
- dis·enfranchisement
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disenfranchisement
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disenfranchisement — n. The act of taking a right away from an individual or group. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
disenfranchisement — disenfranchise ► VERB 1) deprive of the right to vote. 2) deprive of a right or privilege. DERIVATIVES disenfranchisement noun … English terms dictionary
Disenfranchisement — Disenfranchise Dis en*fran chise, v. t. To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen. {Dis en*fran chise*ment}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disenfranchisement — noun see disenfranchise … New Collegiate Dictionary
disenfranchisement — See disenfranchise. * * * … Universalium
disenfranchisement — noun Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant the right to vote, to a person or group of people … Wiktionary
disenfranchisement — n. negation of the rights of a citizen (such as the right to vote) … English contemporary dictionary
disenfranchisement — noun the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise (Freq. 2) • Ant: ↑enfranchisement • Derivationally related forms: ↑disenfranchise • Hypernyms: ↑management, ↑direction … Useful english dictionary
Felony disenfranchisement — is the term used to describe the practice of prohibiting persons from voting based on the fact that they have been convicted of a felony. It therefore restricts universal suffrage; [Human Rights Watch and the Sentencing Project,… … Wikipedia
criminal disenfranchisement — n. The loss of the right to vote by a person convicted of or sentenced to imprisonment for a felony. See also civil death. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
