| NOUN | state | 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 |
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| act | civil death, attainder | cancellation of civil rights |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | legal status | A status defined by law |
| Meaning | cancellation of civil rights. | |
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| Synonym | attainder | |
| Broader | cancellation | The act of cancelling |
| Spanish | muerte civil | |
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