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dep⋅ri⋅va⋅tion

  [dep-ruh-vey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of depriving.
2. the fact of being deprived.
3. dispossession; loss.
4. removal from ecclesiastical office.
5. privation.
Origin:
1525–35; < ML dēprīvātiōn- (s. of dēprīvātiō), equiv. to dēprīvāt(us) deprived (ptp. of dēprīvāre; see deprive, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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dep·ri·va·tion   (děp'rə-vā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act or an instance of depriving; loss.
    2. The condition of being deprived; privation.
  2. A removal of rank or office.
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Deprivation

Dep`ri*va"tion\, n. [LL. deprivatio.]

1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

2. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.

3. (Eccl. Law) the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.

Note: Deprivation may be a beneficio or ab officio; the first takes away the living, the last degrades and deposes from the order.
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Language Translation for : deprivation
Spanish: privación,
German: der Verlust,
Japanese: 困窮状態
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Main Entry: de·pri·va·tion
Pronunciation: "dep-r&-'vA-sh&n, "dE-"prI-
Function: noun
: the act or process of removing or thecondition resulting from removal of something normally present and usually essential for mental or physical well-being deprivation in childhood —L. I.Gardner> deprivation> deprivation>
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deprivation dep·ri·va·tion (děp'rə-vā'shən)
n.
The absence, loss, or withholding of something needed.

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