1) Ancient Greek law 
Atimia was a form of disenfranchisement used under classical Athenian democracy. Under democracy in ancient Greece, only free adult Greek males were enfranchised as full citizens. Women, foreigners, children and slaves were not full citizens; they could not vote or hold public office, and they had to have adult males act as guardians of their prop...[loss of citizen rights] Cover art for Tower Of Power album T.O.P. ...