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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

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
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