verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a deprived area (= where many poor people live )
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He grew up in one of the toughest and most deprived areas of Glasgow.
a deprived childhood (= without enough money, food, attention etc )
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Many children living in these areas have very deprived childhoods.
a deprived/disadvantaged background
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The school has a high percentage of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
deprive sb of their liberty (= take liberty away from someone )
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a prisoner who has been deprived of his liberty
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
permanently
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Murder; and Theft: dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it.
thus
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Usually by that time, delivery will already have been made, thus depriving the seller of his lien.
■ NOUN
child
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Parental consent to in vitro fertilisation does not deprive the child of his legal right of action.
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This is fundamentally better than depriving the child of a right to live.
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Why should it be seeking to deprive children of a first-class education?
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They're depriving their children of the maternal love that is the child's by right.
intention
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Murder; and Theft: dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it.
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It speaks of intention permanently to deprive .
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If something is not property, the accused can not have an intention permanently to deprive the owner of that property.
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Accordingly, the accused's behaviour did not amount to an intention permanently to deprive the owner of the information.
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There is no requirement of an intention permanently to deprive .
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There was no dispute about the appellant's intention being permanently to deprive Mr. Occhi of the money.
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The accused did not have the intention permanently to deprive at the relevant time.
opportunity
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Babies deprive women of the opportunity to earn money through the expanding opportunities for full- and part-time work now available.
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Less developed countries fear that both those initiatives would deprive them of trading opportunities .
owner
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Murder; and Theft: dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it.
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To remove a cat's claws is far worse than to deprive cat owners of their finger-nails.
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If something is not property, the accused can not have an intention permanently to deprive the owner of that property.
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Accordingly, the accused's behaviour did not amount to an intention permanently to deprive the owner of the information.
people
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They deprive people of food and work, and destroy once healthy stocks round the globe.
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This is not about depriving people accused of crimes of their legitimate rights, including the presumption of innocence.
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Rather than a blessing, retirement becomes a period of crisis, depriving older people of the status and role of work.
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The changes to the Green Form Scheme would deprive millions more people of legal advice.
person
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However, by keeping our thoughts to ourselves we are often depriving that person of information which could be very helpful.
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Under that provision no state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Amateur jockeys are something but too many rides means they deprive the professionals and that is something else.
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I disapprove of diets so strongly because I think it's wrong suddenly to deprive your body of certain foods.
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That is because 10 defections would deprive Gingrich of a majority.
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The nutrients cause the growth of algae in rivers and lakes, kill some fish species and deprive the water of oxygen.
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This is not about depriving people accused of crimes of their legitimate rights, including the presumption of innocence.
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When people flee, they deprive the organization of their expertise and experience, while at the same time undermining its reputation.
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You have the intention permanently to deprive me of the petrol.