as in lack
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed
the concern of some that there has been a deprivation of rights since the passing of laws to combat the threat of terrorism
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Recent Examples of deprivation
Former Louisville Metro Police Department detective Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months Monday after he was convicted of deprivation of rights under color of law in November in connection with the raid that killed Taylor, attorney Lonita Baker said.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 July 2025
The indictment alleged Hankison deprived Taylor of the right to be free from unreasonable seizures and deprived her neighbors of the right to be free from the deprivation of liberty without due process of law.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 21 July 2025
Two federal charges of deprivation of civil rights were filed against him the following August as prosecutors rolled additional charges against three other officers — Joshua Jaynes, Kelly Goodlett and Kyle Meany — involved with the warrant used in the raid.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
Residents frequently take to the streets under the blazing sun to protest such deprivations.
—Zia Ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 July 2025
The indictment alleged Hankison deprived Taylor of the right to be free from unreasonable seizures and deprived her neighbors of the right to be free from the deprivation of liberty without due process of law.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 21 July 2025
Two federal charges of deprivation of civil rights were filed against him the following August as prosecutors rolled additional charges against three other officers — Joshua Jaynes, Kelly Goodlett and Kyle Meany — involved with the warrant used in the raid.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
Residents frequently take to the streets under the blazing sun to protest such deprivations.
—Zia Ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprivation
Noun
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And the Covid episode itself--when inflation hit 9% before the Fed finally began hiking dramatically--remains a major point of concern about the institution’s lack of intellectual diversity.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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The person denied being responsible for the noose, police said, noting that due to a lack of eyewitnesses and legal probable cause, no charges are expected against the person, who will not be allowed to return for any type of stadium construction.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Analysts predict further job losses in the auto industry if the tariff policy continues.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Now, with the Airbnb officially canceled, Friend A insisted she should be held fully responsible for the loss.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
26 July 2025
Noun
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The policy, while inevitably controversial, was meant to correct for the nearly fifty years of brutal privations that Black South Africans endured under apartheid.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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But whereas the first generation of Chinese entrepreneurs grew up poor and were happy to wring a livelihood from cheap imitations, today’s tech graduates were spared the privations of their parents and yearn for something more meaningful.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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The denial cited documentation that the nickname was used to refer to New York decades before Batman was created.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
24 July 2025
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Judge Robin Rosenberg, in her denial of that petition, said that an unrelated ruling in 2020 by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court does not have the power to unseal grand jury records in instances not covered by the criminal procedure rule.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprivation. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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