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personhood

[pur-suhn-hood]

noun

  1. the state or fact of being a person.

  2. 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

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of personhood1

First recorded in 1955–60; person + -hood
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Example Sentences

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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.

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The book challenges our default tendency to objectify the natural world—even as we grant legal personhood to corporations and intellectual property.

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Imagine international petitions, advocacy organizations, and public-awareness campaigns explicitly centered around digital personhood.

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Keisha is trying not to let a scandal define her personhood.

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“Attacking someone’s personhood is not political speech. It’s just an attack, that’s all it is,” he said.

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