deprival

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"Starch is produced by mechanical methods from potatoes," "A military court sentenced a sergeant to deprival of civil rights."

From Time Magazine Archive

It was these, as boldly and defiantly expressed, which excited the fears and jealousy of Charles the Second, and instigated the deprival of the colonial charters.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 by Various

It is only by this means that a steady constant stream of air can be kept up, while the lungs will not be injured by the deprival of air.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

I asked myself, too, what compensation Divine pity could make its creature for the deprival of its greatest blessing, and, finding none, I began to doubt its power.

From The Man-Wolf and Other Tales by Erckmann-Chatrian

The second thing to be avoided is, the deprival of the men of their just right to manage their own affairs.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Dickens, Mamie