The court ruled that the punishment should not deprive the offender of human dignity.

deprive 是动词，由前缀 de-（表示"去除、剥夺"）和词根 prive（来自拉丁语 privare，意为"剥夺"）组成，意思是"剥夺、使丧失"。在句中指"剥夺某人应有的权利或尊严"。