名词 (n.) 取消国籍;剥夺公民身份。指一个人被撤销其已获得的国籍或公民权的法律程序。也可指使某物失去自然性质或特征的过程。
/ˌdiːˌnætʃ.ər.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
The government initiated denaturalization proceedings against him after discovering fraud in his citizenship application.
政府在发现他的入籍申请存在欺诈行为后,对他启动了取消国籍的程序。
Throughout the 20th century, denaturalization was used as a political tool to strip dissidents and minority groups of their citizenship, raising serious concerns about human rights and due process.
在整个20世纪,取消国籍被用作一种政治工具来剥夺异见人士和少数群体的公民身份,引发了对人权和正当程序的严重关切。
该词由前缀 de-(表示"去除、逆转")加上 naturalization(归化、入籍)构成。naturalization 源自拉丁语 naturalis(自然的),经由法语进入英语,指外国人获得某国公民身份的过程。加上前缀 de- 后,意为"逆转归化",即取消已授予的公民身份。该词在19世纪随着现代国籍法的发展而广泛使用。