(law, philosophy) A condition in which ordinary laws or norms have been suspended by a political authority.

(law) 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.

(historical) The Dhulbahante anti-colonial state established by the xarunta (haroun) that existed between 1895 C.E. and 1920 C.E. geographically corresponding with modern-day Khaatumo; the successor state to the treatyless Dhulbahante garadship founded in Dareema Caddo.

A diagram showing the states of a system and their interactions

(idiomatic, US politics) A state of the United States that historically votes for the winning candidate in a given election.

(Christianity, Roman Catholicism) A condition free from mortal sin, in which one has the favor of God and enjoys unmerited divine assistance.

(formal, historical) Official name of Manchukuo from 1932 to 1934.

(politics) A state that severely restricts the freedom of its citizens.

(physics) Any of those electronically excited states of an atom or molecule with energies that follow the Rydberg formula as they converge on an ionic state with an ionization energy.

A type of systemic political corruption in which a small number of private businesses influence government policy to their own advantage.