Alienated
Definition
Having been legally alienated or transferred from a patrimony; an individual suffering from a severe mental disorder (insane, mentally alienated) or a person who is isolated, detached from social realities or from themselves. As a noun, the term was historically used in medicine to designate psychiatric asylum patients, and currently describes cultural estrangement.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Alienated
- Estranged
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective or masculine noun with standard grammatical gender agreement variations. |
| Formation | Past participle of the verb 'aliena', functionally stabilized as an independent descriptive adjective or noun. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.li.e.ˈnat] |
| Source | Handbook of Civil Law and Clinical Psychiatry Historical Terms |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Dreptul alienat în favoarea terțului nu mai poate fi revendicat de vechiul proprietar fără un litigiu costisitor.
EN: The right alienated in favor of the third party can no longer be reclaimed by the former owner without costly litigation.
RO: Se simțea complet alienat în acel oraș imens, unde nu cunoștea pe nimeni și nu înțelegea obiceiurile locale.
EN: He felt completely alienated in that massive city, where he knew no one and did not understand the local customs.
RO: Legislația veche prevedea reguli speciale de tutelă pentru protecția persoanei declarate ca alienat mintal.
EN: The old legislation provided special guardianship rules for the protection of a person declared mentally alienated.
Idioms & Phrases
Alienat mintal / Mentally alienated / Insane
RO: Persoană lipsită de discernământ din cauza unei afecțiuni psihice severe, neresponsabilă din punct de vedere juridic.
EN: A person lacking discernment due to a severe psychiatric condition, legally non-responsible for their actions.
Bun alienat / Alienated property / Transferred asset
RO: Proprietate imobiliară sau mobiliară care a părăsit circuitul patrimonial inițial în urma unei tranzacții legale.
EN: Real or personal property that has left its initial patrimonial circuit following a legal transaction.
Tată alienat / Alienated father
RO: Părinte de sex masculin care a fost îndepărtat afectiv și nejustificat de copiii săi în urma manipulării exercitate de celălalt părinte.
EN: A male parent who has been emotionally and unjustifiably distanced from his children following manipulationby the other parent.
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