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state of siege

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meanings of stateand siege


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state
adjective[before noun]
uk /steɪt/ us /steɪt/
provided, created, or done by the state (= government of ...
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siege
noun[C or U]
uk /siːdʒ/ us /siːdʒ/
the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those ...
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Examples of state of siege


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The stateofsiege was lifted and all the laws restored.
A stateofsiege was decreed in the states controlled by rebels, rapidly extended to the entire country.
Naturally, the troops sent to impose the stateofsiege took care of collecting fines.
Thirty-two departments were put under a stateofsiege which again activated exceptional military justice.
I'm in a stateofsiege; bombarded by horrible words, blockaded by the past, starved by lack of love.
Between 1890 and 1893, as the rebellion spread throughout the country, the government repeatedly used the stateofsiege and federal intervention to restore order and protect the status quo.
What began as a good-natured event degenerated into a stateofsiege with a high degree of aggression and violence.
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The stateofsiege which is known in continental countries, and the degrees of severity existing in continental countries do not exist in this country.
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The country is not in a stateofsiege.
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Even liberals as far gone as myself accept that some form of socialism is indispensable in a stateofsiege.
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Large numbers of the community are continuously living in a stateofsiege, and it is because of that that trade unionism came into existence.
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It is almost as though the towns were in a stateofsiege.
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It is the reason why we in the advanced countries often feel, without realising it, that we are living in a stateofsiege.
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Following the lifting of the stateofsiege.
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You may be in a stateofsiege.
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We have no "stateofsiege" in our law.
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Indeed, we know that there are hundreds of hospitals throughout the country which are, in effect, in a stateofsiege.
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We may be faced again with a similar stateofsiege.
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We are, and are likely to be for a long time, in a stateofsiege.
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