1.
deprivation; stripping; divestiture
The act of forcibly taking away someone's rights, qualifications, titles, or privileges. Used in legal, political, and formal contexts.
資格を剥奪された。
His qualifications were stripped away.
不正が発覚し、選手はメダルを剥奪された。
When the cheating was discovered, the athlete had their medal stripped.
国籍の剥奪は基本的人権に関わる重大な問題だ。
The deprivation of citizenship is a serious matter involving fundamental human rights.
USAGE:
剥奪 is a formal word typically used in legal and official contexts. It always implies the forcible removal of something that was previously granted or possessed, such as rights, licenses, or titles.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 資格剥奪 (stripping of qualifications)
- 権利の剥奪 (deprivation of rights)
- メダルを剥奪する (to strip someone of a medal)
- 市民権の剥奪 (deprivation of civil rights)
GRAMMAR:
Used as a noun or with する to form a transitive verb. In passive constructions (剥奪される), it emphasizes the subject's loss.