In Greek law and society, a person who has been deprived of civil rights and public honor as punishment, effectively a social outcast.
From Greek 'atimos' (dishonored, without honor), from 'a-' (without) + 'timē' (honor, value). The term describes a severe legal punishment in ancient Athens.
Ancient Athens could declare someone 'atimon'—stripping away their right to speak in assembly, own property, or even walk in certain areas—making them a legal ghost in their own city, which was sometimes worse than exile or death.
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