Deprive+of+a+franchise

  • 1disfranchise — To deprive of the rights and privileges of a free citizen; to deprive of chartered rights and immunities; to deprive of any franchise, as of the right of voting in elections, etc. In any election where the party system furnishes the means by… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 2disfranchise — To deprive of the rights and privileges of a free citizen; to deprive of chartered rights and immunities; to deprive of any franchise, as of the right of voting in elections, etc. In any election where the party system furnishes the means by… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 3disfranchise — disfranchisement /dis fran chuyz meuhnt, chiz /, n. disfranchiser, n. /dis fran chuyz/, v.t., disfranchised, disfranchising. 1. to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote. 2. to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or… …

    Universalium

  • 4disfranchise — dis·fran·chise /dis fran ˌchīz/ vt chised, chis·ing: to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity; esp: to deprive of the right to vote Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 5disenfranchise — transitive verb Date: 1664 to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity; especially to deprive of the right to vote • disenfranchisement noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 6disfranchise — v. a. Deprive of a franchise, deprive of chartered rights or the privileges of a citizen …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 7disenfranchise — dis•en•fran•chise [[t]ˌdɪs ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪz[/t]] also disfranchise v. t. chised, chis•ing. 1) gov to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote 2) gov to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right • Etymology: 1620–30 dis …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8disenfranchise — /dɪsənˈfræntʃaɪz/ (say disuhn franchuyz) verb (t) (disenfranchised, disenfranchising) 1. to deprive (persons) of rights of citizenship, as of the right to vote. 2. to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right. Also, disfranchise.… …

  • 9Disfranchise — Dis*fran chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfranchised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfranchising}.] [Cf. {Diffranchise}.] To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Disfranchised — Disfranchise Dis*fran chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfranchised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfranchising}.] [Cf. {Diffranchise}.] To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English