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personhood
[pur-suhn-hood]
noun
the state or fact of being a person.
the state or fact of being an individual or having human characteristics and feelings.
a harsh prison system that deprives prisoners of their personhood.
personhood
/ ˈ£ːəˌʊ /
noun
the condition of being a person who is an individual with inalienable rights, esp under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States
Word History and Origins
Origin of personhood1
Example Sentences
That is also true of many other groups, too — even if they are in denial about how precarious their rights and freedoms and personhood truly have been historically and continue to be in this country.
The book challenges our default tendency to objectify the natural world—even as we grant legal personhood to corporations and intellectual property.
Imagine international petitions, advocacy organizations, and public-awareness campaigns explicitly centered around digital personhood.
Keisha is trying not to let a scandal define her personhood.
“Attacking someone’s personhood is not political speech. It’s just an attack, that’s all it is,” he said.
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