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Disfranchisement

Disfranchisement, signifies taking a franchise from a man for some reasonable

disfranchise -chised -chis·ing : to deprive of a franchise, of a

See Disfranchise Disfranchisement

deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote Opposite of enfranchised

The act of disfranchising or the state of being disfranchised deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered immunities

a composition for so doing. To prevent the occupiers being disfranchised by this process, it was enacted that they might claim

The Commissioners report to Parliament, whereupon the constituency may be disfranchised by statute or by refusal of the House of Commons

Sudbury Borough, disfranchised by 7 & 8 Vict. c. 53.

disenfranchise -chised -chis·ing : disfranchise dis·en·fran·chise·ment n

To disfranchise to deprive of the rights of a citizen