DEMINUTIO

deminutio (dee-mi-n[y]oo-shee-oh), n. [fr. Latin deminuere “taking away”] Roman law. A deprivation or loss. • The term appeared, for example, in the phrase capitis deminutio “the loss of civil status.” — Also spelled diminutio. Pl. deminutiones (dee-mi-n[y]oo-shee-oh-neez). See CAPITIS DEMINUTIO.