
Glossary
A glossary of key words and terms related to mandated shunning
Coercive control
Disconnection
Disfellowship
A term specifically used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to describe the disciplinary action and removal of an individual from their group, typically as a result of violating specific religious practices, beliefs and/or moral standards.
Excommunication
Exile
Family estrangement
Freedom of religion
Freedom to leave a religion
High-control groups
Mandated shunning
Ostracism
Parental/familial alienation
Relational aggression
Shunning
Social bulying
Social rejection
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