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

The official nickname for the state of North Carolina in the United States of America.

A very large statue in New York harbor, representing the Roman goddess Libertas, and considered emblematic of the United States and its attractiveness to voluntary immigrants.

(American football) A Statue of Liberty play, which involves a fake in which the quarterback assumes a pose like that of the statue.

(military) The specified situation at the successful completion of the final phase of a military operation. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Any ending state..