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Meaning of DISFRANCHISEMENT

Pronunciation:  dis'franchizmunt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote
 
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 See Also: discontinuance, discontinuation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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