Civil death

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 or due to an act by the government of a country that results in the loss of civil rights.

A prominent example of civil death is the "enemy combatant" designation used by the United States government, which is widely believed 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.

Historically, the declaration of a person as an outlaw was a common form of civil death.

Criminal law
Accomplice Acquittal Arrest Arrest warrant Bail Barratry California Penal Code Citizen's arrest Civil death
Collective punishment Crime Crime in Canada Criminal Code Criminal justice Criminal procedure Doctrine of merger
Felony Felony murder Forensic psychiatry Hybrid offence Indictable offence Indictment Infraction Insanity defense
Labouchere Amendment Mens rea Miranda warning Misdemeanor Mug shot Negligence Nolle prosequi Outlaw Penology Prisons in the United States
Probable cause Queen's peace Rap sheet Retributive justice Rights of the accused Solicitation The Queen v Carroll Three strikes law Transferred intent
Transformative justice Whole life tariff Witness intimidation Year and a day rule

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