Noun
democide (countable and uncountable, plural democides)
(Mass) murder of people by a government which has power over them.
Killing that is explicitly permitted is not democide. Rudolph Rummel
Democide is a government's murder of people for any reason or no reason at all. Genocide is the murder of people because of their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, or language. Rudolph Rummel
After studying over 8,000 reports of government-caused deaths, Rummel estimates that there have been 262 million victims of democide in the last century. Source: Internet
For example, government-sponsored killings for political reasons would be considered democide under Rummel's hypothesis. Source: Internet
Based on this new evidence, Rummel now believes the famine was intentional and considers it a democide. Source: Internet
Famine is classified by Rummel as democide if it fits the definition above. Source: Internet