Ma'anar ƙamus na "haɓaka hakkin mallaka" shine aikin hana wani haƙƙinsa, musamman 'yancin yin zabe. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga halin da ake ciki na hana irin waɗannan haƙƙoƙin. Ana iya samun ɓata hakkin mallaka saboda dalilai daban-daban, kamar ƙayyadaddun doka, nuna wariya, ko rashin samun wuraren yin zaɓe. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar a fili don bayyana hana kowane irin hakki ko gata, ba wai kawai haƙƙin zabe ba.