disentitlement

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

disentitle +‎ -ment or dis- +‎ entitlement

Noun[edit]

disentitlement (countable and uncountable, plural disentitlements)

  1. A process or an instance of disentitling.
    • 2022, Ned Fletcher, The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi, page 93:
      It is hard to escape the conclusion that these expressions of concern for Aboriginal rights to land were known by the Colonial Office to be gestures that would not prevent Aoriginal disentitlement.

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