denaturalization

American  

[dee-nach-er-uhl-uhz-ay-shuhn, -ahyz-ay-shuhn] / diˌnætʃ ər əl əzˈeɪ ʃən, -aɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

• denaturalizations
  plural

1. the act or process of denaturalizing, especially the revocation of citizenship for naturalized citizens.

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• denaturalizations
  plural

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Grounds for denaturalization and deportation included a naturalized citizen’s refusal to testify before a congressional committee about subversive activities.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

But it still remained a relatively rare occurrence, with only 300 denaturalization cases pursued between 1990 and 2017, according to the American Immigration Council.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025

Under federal code, denaturalization is only possible if the government has evidence that a person “illegally procured” their American citizenship, meaning they intentionally misrepresented themselves when applying.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025

The department will “prioritize and maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings in all cases permitted by law and supported by the evidence,” according to a June 11 memo.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025

There is a breath of poetry over the picture, but no denaturalization of the uncultured types.

From Famous Women: George Sand by Bertha Thomas

Intellectual justice revolts from the rhetorical strainings, exaggerations, and denaturalizations of facts which the Partisan continually employs, but which the Philosopher and Historian must alike reject.

From A Trip to Cuba by Julia Ward Howe