civil death
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The dissolution of children’s legal relationship with their parents is known as the civil death penalty because it is the ultimate punishment family courts can impose.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2022
A Superior Court judge concluded that the civil death statute barred their claims, so they appealed to the high court.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Because once someone is determined to be under guardianship, it’s civil death.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2021
Disenfranchisement, in these societies, was typically applied to individuals for particularly grave or election-related crimes, and resulted in civil death.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2020
At his age a man no longer dissimulates in his own family; he became more and more thoughtful, serious, and grieved as the hour approached when he would be forced to meet his civil death.
From The Alkahest by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
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