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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, to avoid Due Process as described by the United States Constitution and protections for Prisoners Of War described in the Geneva Conventions . A second example of civil death on a wide scale is the use of Purges by the former Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin . Historically outlawry, that is, declaring a person as an Outlaw , was a common form of civil death. |
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