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civil death

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civil death
n.
Total deprivation of civil rights, often resulting from conviction for treason or a felony.
civil death
n
(Law) Law (formerly) the loss of all civil rights because of a serious conviction See also attainder
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Noun1.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
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
legal status - a status defined by law
2.civil death - cancellation of civil rights
attainder
cancellation - the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement


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"He goes for ten years," replied the guard, "which is the same thing as civil death, and all that need be said is that this good fellow is the famous Gines de Pasamonte, otherwise called Ginesillo de Parapilla.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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