Esoteric Agenda: Capitus Diminutio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FinaDRdh4vc&feature=fvw#t=9m01s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitus_Diminutio
Capitis Deminutio, a term used in Roman trials, referred to the extinguishing, either in whole or in part, of a person's former legal capacity. There were three changes of state or condition attended with different consequences, Maxima, Media and Minima. The greatest, Capitis Deminutio Maxima, involved the loss of liberty, citizenship, and family (e.g. being made a slave or prisoner of war). The next change of state, Capitis Deminutio Media, consisted of a loss of citizenship and family without any forfeiture of personal liberty. The least change of state, Capitis Deminutio Minima, consisted of a person ceasing to belong to a particular family, without loss of liberty or citizenship.

Etomology:
From Latin: Latin to English Translation:
Capitis = "You Take"
Diminutio, dessecio = "Decrease", withdrawal
Maxima, Maximus = Large, The Biggest, "Important"
"Capitis Diminutio Maxima" =
"You Take and Decrease the Important."