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Noun: civil death  si-vul deth
  1. Cancellation of civil rights
    "Prisoners suffered civil death during their incarceration";
    - attainder
     
  2. (law) 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
    "Civil death was imposed on the convicted felon, stripping him of his right to vote"

Derived forms: civil deaths

Type of: cancelation [US, rare], cancellation, legal status

Encyclopedia: Civil death