DENATIONALIZATION

denationalization.  1.Int’l  law.  The  unilateral  act  of  a  country  in  depriving  a  person  of

nationality, whether by administrative decision or by operation of law. • Strictly, the term does not

cover  a  person’s  renunciation  of  citizenship.  2.  The  act  of  returning  government  ownership  and D control of an industry or function to private ownership and control. — denationalize,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]