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 (synset 113976010)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: legal status - a status defined by law
  2. Cancellation of civil rights (synset 100233632)
    is a type of: cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
    same as: attainder

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