Glossary : disfranchisement
Definition 1
The act of depriving a member of a corporation of his
right as such, by expulsion. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 192.
2. It differs from amotion, (q. v.) which is applicable to the removal of
an officer from office, leaving him his rights as a member. Willc. on Corp.
n. 708, Ang. & Ames on Corp. 237, and see Expulsion.
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