 The new law instituted a new concept of a criminal "state" of a person, the state of indignity.A person entered the state of indignity through committing certain acts (not necessarily crimes) in the past, and this "state" continued until redemption through punishment.The acts leading to "state of indignity" included any voluntary aid to Axis powers after June 16, 1940, or any of numerous specific offences outlined in the law