Destitution
11destitution — (dè sti tu sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Action d ôter à un fonctionnaire sa place. Il a reçu sa destitution. La destitution qui l a frappé ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. destitutio, de destituere (voy. destituer). SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE… …
12destitution — destitute des‧ti‧tute [ˈdesttjuːt ǁ tuːt] adjective having no money, no food, and nowhere to live: • San Francisco has targeted the problems of street litter and homelessness by hiring destitute citizens to perform jobs cleaning up the city.… …
13destitution — n. in destitution (to die in destitution) * * * [ˌdestɪ tjuːʃ(ə)n] in destitution (to die in destitution) …
14DESTITUTION — s. f. Déposition, privation forcée d une charge, d un emploi, d une commission, etc. Depuis sa destitution, il ne se mêle de rien. Prononcer la destitution d un administrateur, d un employé. Le conseil de famille a prononcé la destitution de ce… …
15DESTITUTION — n. f. Action de destituer ou le Fait d’être destitué. Depuis sa destitution, il ne se mêle de rien. Prononcer la destitution d’un administrateur. Le conseil de famille a prononcé la destitution de ce tuteur …
16destitution — noun /dɛstɪtjuːʃ(ə)n,dɛstɪˈtʃuːʃ(ə)n/ a) Discharge from office; dismissal. He requires of his fellow man obedience to a very creditable code of morals, but he observes without shame or disapproval his Gods utter destitution of morals. b) The… …
17destitution — /des ti tooh sheuhn, tyooh /, n. 1. lack of the means of subsistence; utter poverty. 2. deprivation, lack, or absence. [1400 50; late ME < L destitution (s. of destitutio) an abandoning, equiv. to destitut(us) (see DESTITUTE) + ion ION] Syn. 1.… …
18destitution — [[t]de̱stɪtju͟ːʃ(ə)n, AM tu͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT Destitution is the state of having no money or possessions. [FORMAL] …
19destitution — destitute ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself. 2) (destitute of) not having. DERIVATIVES destitution noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deserted, abandoned»: from Latin destituere forsake …
20destitution — noun Date: 15th century the state of being destitute; especially such extreme want as threatens life unless relieved Synonyms: see poverty …
