civil death
nounDefinition of civil death
: the status of a living person equivalent in its legal consequences to natural death
specifically
: deprivation of civil rights
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Most civil death laws in the United States have been repealed or successfully challenged in court. — USA TODAY, "Robot hostesses, veggie booze, ‘civil death’: News from around our 50 states," 4 July 2019 The concept dates to the colonial era, when certain criminals were shunned and stripped of rights, a practice known as civil death. — New York Times, "They Served Their Time. Now They’re Fighting for Other Ex-Felons to Vote.," 11 May 2018 Most civil death laws in the United States have been repealed or successfully challenged in court. — USA TODAY, "Robot hostesses, veggie booze, ‘civil death’: News from around our 50 states," 4 July 2019 The concept dates to the colonial era, when certain criminals were shunned and stripped of rights, a practice known as civil death. — New York Times, "They Served Their Time. Now They’re Fighting for Other Ex-Felons to Vote.," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'civil death.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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