disenfranchisement n 1: the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise [ant: {certification}, {enfranchisement}]
Disenfranchise \Dis`en*fran"chise\, v. t. To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen. -- {Dis`en*fran"chise*ment}, n. [1913 Webster]