Disenfranchisement

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disenfranchise \Dis`en*fran"chise\, v. t.
     To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen. --
     {Dis`en*fran"chise*ment}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  disenfranchisement
       n : the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a
           franchise [ant: {certification}]