| Pronunciation: | | dis'franchizmunt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote |
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DISFRANCHISEMENT is a 16 letter word that starts with D. |
| | See Also: | | discontinuance, discontinuation |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*fran"chise*ment\, n.
The act of disfranchising, or the state disfranchised;
deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered
immunities.
Sentenced first to dismission from the court, and then
to disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony.
--Palfrey.
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