disentitle
verb (used with object)
to deprive of title or right.
disentitlement
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a word derived from
disentitle.
Example Sentences
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Furthermore, there are at least two legal contexts in which fugitive disentitlement claims should be scrutinized closely.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2019
First, as in Hijazi’s case, we should be wary of fugitive disentitlement for prosecutions arising out of foreign acts and against foreign residents.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2019
There is also evidence that the government is increasingly pressing fugitive disentitlement in immigration and Freedom of Information Act cases.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2019
The new ruling echoes past court decisions in the case in which judges have invoked the fugitive disentitlement doctrine to bar Polanski from resolving the case from the safety of his home in Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2017
The judge added that Polanski "forfeited his right to avail himself of the authority of this court under the fugitive disentitlement doctrine" but could return to California to obtain an evidentiary hearing.
From Reuters ● Dec. 24, 2014
