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Definition of Disenfranchise
1. Verb. Deprive of voting rights.
Generic synonyms: Deprive
Derivative terms: Disenfranchisement, Disfranchisement
Antonyms: Enfranchise
Definition of Disenfranchise
1. v. t. To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen.
Definition of Disenfranchise
1. Verb. (transitive) to deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disenfranchise
1. [v -CHISED, -CHISING, -CHISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disenfranchise
Literary usage of Disenfranchise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical Times and Gazette (1879)
"... Mr. Caesar Hawkins would disenfranchise the two- Societies of Apothecaries
and the University of Durham ; and Mr. Hawkins would abo disenfranchise "the ..."
2. Justice on Trial: Racial Disparities in the American Criminal Justice System by Wade J. Henderson (2000)
"Thirty-two states also disenfranchise felons on parole, while 29 states ...
And 14 states even disenfranchise for life ex-felons who have fully serve their ..."
3. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"... we are unable to agree to the doctrine that an error •of the county clerk in
construing a doubtful provision of the law should disenfranchise a large ..."
4. Human Rights Violations in the United States: A Report on U.S. Compliance by Steven R. Shapiro (1993)
"For instance, the New York Constitution was amended to disenfranchise over one
... The California Constitution was similarly amended to disenfranchise ..."
5. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1894)
"It would place the power in the hands of a dishonest officer to disenfranchise
the voters of his county, as well as cause the defeat of any particular ..."
6. Messages and Documents of J. Frank Hanly: Governor of Indiana, January 9 by James Frank Hanly, Indiana Governor (1905-1909 : Hanly) (1909)
"All experience admonishes of the danger that attends the disenfranchise- ment of
a free people. Neither the individual nor the party who does it may expect ..."
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