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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Noun Inflected Forms

• denaturalizations
  plural

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denaturalization denaturalizations

The Justice Department’s announcement came with a brag: They are “pursuing the highest volume of denaturalization referrals in history.”

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Yet, as concerning as these developments are, actually going through with a denaturalization is a complicated and legally fraught process.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2025

In denaturalization hearings in civil court, a defendant is not entitled to an attorney.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025

And if the government’s denaturalization attempt were to succeed, that person returns to the immigration status they had before becoming a citizen, and they don’t necessarily face deportation, so long as that status is lawful.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 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