Civil death

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Civil death is a term that refers to the loss of all or almost all civil rights by a person due to a conviction for a felony (a crime punishable with more than a year's imprisonment) or due to an act by the government of a country that results in the loss of civil rights. It is usually inflicted on persons convicted of crimes against the state.

A prominent example of civil death is the "illegal enemy combatant" designation used by the United States government, which is sometimes argued to violate the due process rights of designated individuals. A second example of civil death on a wide scale is the use of purges by the former Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.

Many southern U.S. states disfranchise (deprive of suffrage) people convicted of a felony perpetually. This is alleged to target blacks as law enforcement have been disproportionately targeted against them. It can be said that these states perpetuate racism with this means circumventing the usual legal protections.

Historically outlawry, that is, declaring a person as an outlaw, was a common form of civil death.fr:Mort civile

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