civil death
Rights stripped entirely
Civil death is the loss of legal rights and status while still physically alive.
Historically, certain convictions or religious vows stripped a person of civil existence—they could no longer vote, hold property, sue, or marry.
The term now describes the ongoing legal disabilities felons face after serving their sentences: disenfranchisement, exclusion from juries, barriers to employment and housing.
After his conviction, he experienced a kind of civil death.
Removal of voting rights
- incapacityLack of ability
- rightlessnessAbsence of legal entitlements
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
outlawry · attainder · deprivation · forfeiture · nullification · extinguishment · incompetence · disempowerment
Banishment from a group
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
banishment · exile · alienation · isolation · persona non grata · untouchable · blacklisting · proscription
disenfranchisement
Removal of voting rights
- incapacityLack of ability
- rightlessnessAbsence of legal entitlements
- statelessnessHaving no recognized citizenship
disqualification · outlawry · attainder · deprivation · forfeiture · nullification · extinguishment · incompetence · disempowerment · annulment
ostracism
Banishment from a group
excommunication · banishment · exile · alienation · isolation · persona non grata · untouchable · blacklisting · proscription · rejection
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Guaranteed individual legal protections
legal personhood · enfranchisement · legal standing · citizenship rights · civil liberties
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Entitlement to elect officials
civic engagement · political participation · active citizenship · social integration · civic life
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