disentitlement

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noun

A process or an instance of disentitling.

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Meanings

noundisentitlement (countable and uncountable, plural disentitlements)

plural disentitlements

  1. countableuncountableA process or an instance of disentitling.

    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.

    2022, Ned Fletcher, The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi, page 93

Origin

From disentitle + -ment or dis- + entitlement.

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APA

disentitlement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disentitlement

MLA

“disentitlement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disentitlement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disentitlement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disentitlement.

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