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destitution

noun as in indigence

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No provisions for the poor were to be provided, for destitution was demanded to drive inferior people to productivity.

From Salon

"We all know his story and his message. These acts profoundly change the way we regard this man, who was known above all for his struggle against poverty, destitution and exclusion."

From BBC

Refugee Council chief executive Enver Solomon said asking people to find a job and housing within 28 days was "unrealistic" and "means destitution and homelessness is too often inevitable".

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The country’s inflation rate hit an almost unfathomable 130,060 percent in 2018, a waking nightmare that—along with a steep contraction in the size of the overall economy—devastated Venezuelan society as it descended into destitution and lawlessness.

From Slate

"The Conservative government crashed the economy and unleashed a cost of living crisis, pushing families across the country into poverty and a million children into destitution", said shadow employment and social security minister Alison McGovern.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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