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states of siege

states of siege is the plural of state of siege.

Meaning of state of siege

Noun

state of siege (plural states of siege)

  1. An exceptional legal condition in which constitutional limits on the powers of the government are suspended, usually owing to military necessity and implying martial law.
    • Several gentlemen of authority of the city of Belfast actually waited upon the Government and requested them not only to abolish the local police force but to proclaim a state of siege in the town of Belfast.1865 May 29, Sir Robert Peel, 3rd Baronet, “Constabulary Force (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill”, in parliamentary debates (House of Commons), volume 179, column 982

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What is states of siege the plural of?
States of siege is the plural of state of siege.

Words near states of siege in the dictionary

  1. states of exception
  2. states of matter
  3. states of mind
  4. states of motion
  5. states of nature
  6. states of siege
  7. States of the Church
  8. states of war
  9. states the obvious
  10. states within a state
  11. states within states

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