Depopulation
DEPOPULATION. In its most proper signification, is the destruction of the
people of a country or place. This word is, however, taken rather in a
passive than an active one; we say depopulation, to designate a diminution
of inhabitants, arising either from violent causes, or the want of
multiplication. Vide 12 Co. 30.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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