Examples
- Proscription in Ancient Rome
- The term "enemy of the people" in the Soviet Union during the period of Stalinism
- Jews in Nazi Germany, introduced by Adolf Hitler
- The fictional character Emmanuel Goldstein in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
- Carlos Lamarca, a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to become the leader of a left-wing guerrilla against the military dictatorship; Lamarca was the only man in the History of Brazil to receive the status of traitor, being considered an "enemy of the state".
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been designated as an "enemy of state" by the US government.
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