disenfranchisement

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dis·en·fran·chise

(dĭs′ĕn-frăn′chīz′)

tr.v. dis·en·fran·chised, dis·en·fran·chis·ing, dis·en·fran·chis·es

To disfranchise.

dis′en·fran′chise′ment (-chīz′mənt, -chĭz-) n.

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Noun

disenfranchisement - the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise

management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

certification, enfranchisement - the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

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disenfranchisement

n (of person) → Aberkennung f → der bürgerlichen Ehrenrechte; (of town) → Entzug m → des Rechts, einen Abgeordneten ins Parlament zu senden

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