Blacks Law - 4th Edition
DISENFRANCHISEMENT
DISFRANCHISEMENT. The act of disfranchising.
The act of depriving a member of a corporation
of his right as such, by expulsion. 1
Bouv. Inst. no. 192. In re Koch, 257 N.Y. 318, 178
N.E. 545, 546.
It differs from amotion (q. v.) which is applicable
to the removal of an officer from office, leaving
him his rights as a member. Ang. & A. Corp.
237.
In a more popular sense, the taking away of the
elective franchise (that is, the right of voting in
public elections) from any citizen or class of
citizens.
DISFRANCHISEMENT. The act of disfranchising.
The act of depriving a member of a corporation
of his right as such, by expulsion. 1
Bouv. Inst. no. 192. In re Koch, 257 N.Y. 318, 178
N.E. 545, 546.
It differs from amotion (q. v.) which is applicable
to the removal of an officer from office, leaving
him his rights as a member. Ang. & A. Corp.
237.
In a more popular sense, the taking away of the
elective franchise (that is, the right of voting in
public elections) from any citizen or class of
citizens.
