dēminūtiō (dīm-) ōnis, f deminuo, a diminution, decrease, lessening, abatement: luminis: civium: vectigalium: de bonis privatorum: provinciae, of the term of office.

—In law: datio deminutio, the right of alienation, right to convey (all or part of an estate), L.

— Fig.: libertatis vestrae, an encroachment upon: sui, a sacrifice of dignity, Ta.

—Esp., in the phrase, capitis deminutio, the loss of civil rights, forfeiture of freedom, civil death, Cs.