(law) A statute that prohibits inheritance from passing to an heir who is too distantly removed from the deceased.

(obsolete or rare) The United States.

Alternative spelling of hill station

(chiefly Britain, Pakistan and India, Myanmar) In Southeast Asia, a small community located at a relatively high elevation which serves as a retreat or vacation location during the hot summers; historically, a village or military post so used by colonial officials.

plural of station throat

plural of failed state

(derogatory) A country or region regarded as under the control of the United States.

(politics) A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory, the ability to provide public services, etc.

(law, US) In the law of civil procedure, a statute which establishes the activities by a potential defendant which will give the courts of a state personal jurisdiction over that defendant.

Alternative spelling of long arm statute