In ancient Greek society, the loss of civic rights and public honor as a legal punishment, making someone an outcast.
From Greek 'atimia' (dishonor), from 'a-' (without) + 'timē' (honor, esteem), describing a severe legal penalty in ancient Greece.
Atimia (or atimy) was Athens' answer to capital punishment for some crimes—you stayed alive but lost everything that made you a citizen, wandering your own city as a living ghost with no legal protection.
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