English-German translations for state of siege

• Ausnahmezustand der
• Belagerungszustand der
  Es handelt sich um einen Belagerungszustand, wodurch der Bevölkerung in Gaza mittelalterliche Verhältnisse aufgezwungen werden. This is a state of siege, with mediaeval conditions being imposed on the people of Gaza.
  Was als fröhliches happening startete, endete als Belagerungszustand mit hoher Aggressivität und Gewalt. What began as a good-natured event degenerated into a state of siege with a high degree of aggression and violence.

Definition of state of siege

• 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

Related words

• estate of
• state of matter
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• State of the Union