civil death

civil death
civil death n: the status of a living person equivalent in its legal consequences to natural death; specif: deprivation of certain civil rights upon conviction for a serious crime

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

civil death
n.
1 Historically, the loss of all civil rights by a person who had been sentenced to death or declared an outlaw for committing a felony or treason. This included the loss of right to contract, the right to sue, and the right to protection under the law.
2 Today, the loss of certain civil rights, such as the right to vote by a person convicted of or sentenced to imprisonment for a felony. The rights lost, and for what crimes or sentences, varies state to state.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


civil death
The forfeiture of rights and privileges of an individual who has been convicted of a serious crime.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


civil death
The forfeiture of rights and privileges of an individual who has been convicted of a serious crime.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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