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personhood
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈpɜː.sən.hʊd/ us /ˈpɝː.sən.hʊd/
the state of being a person:
Some people felt that their personhood was stifled during their marriage.
It was once thought perfectly acceptable to deny women personhood and the right to vote.
In Ovambo society, ideas of personhood carried very different connotations.
When should we attribute personhood to the organism?
The state of Louisiana bestowed a legal status equivalent to personhood on live embryos and outlawed their destruction.
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bird
bod
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person
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stiff
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