stigmatization

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

stigmatization
    n 1: the act of stigmatizing [syn: {stigmatization},
         {stigmatisation}, {branding}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stigmatization \Stig`ma*ti*za"tion\, n.
   1. The act of stigmatizing.
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   2. (R. C. Ch.) The production of stigmata upon the body. See
      {Stigma}, 8.
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